How To Install gmt on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmt on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gmt
gmt is:
GMT is a collection of tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color.
GMT supports many common map projections plus linear, log, and power scaling, and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries.
There are three methods to install gmt 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 gmt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmt
Install gmt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmt
Install gmt 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 gmt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmt
How To Uninstall gmt on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gmt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmt
Uninstall gmt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmt
Remove gmt Configurations and Data
To remove gmt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmt
Remove gmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
