How To Install libgwyddion2-0 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion2-0 on Ubuntu.

What is `libgwyddion2-0`

libgwyddion2-0 is:

Gwyddion is a modular program for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) data visualization and analysis. It is primarily intended for analysis of height field data obtained by microscopy techniques like

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),
Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM),
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM),
Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (SNOM or NSOM) and others. However, it can be used for arbitrary height field and image analysis.

This library package contains all the Gwyddion libraries.

There are three methods to install libgwyddion2-0 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgwyddion2-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgwyddion2-0

Install libgwyddion2-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion2-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgwyddion2-0

Install libgwyddion2-0 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 libgwyddion2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgwyddion2-0

How To Uninstall libgwyddion2-0 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libgwyddion2-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgwyddion2-0

Uninstall libgwyddion2-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgwyddion2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgwyddion2-0

Remove libgwyddion2-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgwyddion2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgwyddion2-0

Remove libgwyddion2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgwyddion2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgwyddion2-0

Dependencies

libgwyddion2-0 have the following dependencies:

References

libgwyddion2-0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion2-0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.