How To Install gpxviewer on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpxviewer on Ubuntu 22.04. gpxviewer is views GPS traces collected in the GPX format

Introduction

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

What is gpxviewer

gpxviewer is:

This application allows the user to load a GPS trace, in the GPX file format, and read it in a presentable way. You are shown a few statistics, such as the duration or maximum speed. You are also shown the trace on an OpenStreetMap map, where you can scroll around and zoom.

There are three methods to install gpxviewer 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 gpxviewer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpxviewer

Install gpxviewer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpxviewer

Install gpxviewer 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 gpxviewer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpxviewer

How To Uninstall gpxviewer on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gpxviewer

Uninstall gpxviewer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpxviewer

Remove gpxviewer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpxviewer

Remove gpxviewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpxviewer

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Summary

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