Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgrits-dev
libgrits-dev is:
Grits is a “Virtual Globe” library which uses OpenGL to render an image of
the earth using satellite and terrain data from publicly accessible servers.
This is similar in concept to Google Earth and NASA World Wind, except
implemented as a library.
This package contains the header files and libraries which are needed for
developing programs that use grits.
There are three methods to install libgrits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgrits-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrits-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgrits-dev
Install libgrits-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgrits-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgrits-dev
Install libgrits-dev 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 libgrits-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgrits-dev
How To Uninstall libgrits-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgrits-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgrits-dev
Uninstall libgrits-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgrits-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrits-dev
Remove libgrits-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgrits-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgrits-dev
Remove libgrits-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgrits-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrits-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
