How To Install ossim-core on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ossim-core on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ossim-core
ossim-core is:
Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM) is a high performance engine for remote sensing, image processing, geographical information systems and photogrammetry. It has been actively developed since 1996.
Designed as a series of high performance software libraries, it is written in C++ employing the latest techniques in object-oriented software design.
The library provides advanced remote sensing, image processing, and geo-spatial functionality. A quick summary of OSSIM functionality includes ortho-rectification, precision terrain correction, rigorous sensor models, very large mosaics, and cross sensor fusions, a wide range of map projections and datums, and a large range of commercial and government data formats. The architecture of the library supports parallel processing with mpi (not enabled), a dynamic plugin architecture, and dynamically connectable objects allowing rapid prototyping of custom image processing chains.
This package includes core tools that use the OSSIM library to perform some basic tasks.
There are three methods to install ossim-core on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ossim-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ossim-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ossim-core
Install ossim-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ossim-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ossim-core
Install ossim-core Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ossim-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ossim-core
How To Uninstall ossim-core on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ossim-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ossim-core
Uninstall ossim-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ossim-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ossim-core
Remove ossim-core Configurations and Data
To remove ossim-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ossim-core
Remove ossim-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ossim-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ossim-core
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ossim-core package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
