How To Install caveconverter on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter on Ubuntu 22.04. caveconverter is Cave survey data format converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is caveconverter

caveconverter is:

Software to convert between various survey data formats. Formats currently supported are: formats written: Toporobot, Survex, Compass formats read: Survex, Pockettopo text file, dxf (polylines and lines) This version is a command-line utility.

There are three methods to install caveconverter on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install caveconverter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caveconverter

Install caveconverter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caveconverter

Install caveconverter 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 caveconverter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caveconverter

How To Uninstall caveconverter on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the caveconverter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caveconverter

Uninstall caveconverter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caveconverter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caveconverter

Remove caveconverter Configurations and Data

To remove caveconverter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caveconverter

Remove caveconverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove caveconverter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caveconverter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.