How To Install libpdal-plugin-e57 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 libpdal-plugin-e57 on Ubuntu.
What is libpdal-plugin-e57
libpdal-plugin-e57 is:
PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.
PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.
This package contains the E57 plugin.
There are three methods to install libpdal-plugin-e57 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 libpdal-plugin-e57 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-e57 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-plugin-e57
Install libpdal-plugin-e57 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-e57 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdal-plugin-e57
Install libpdal-plugin-e57 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 libpdal-plugin-e57 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-plugin-e57
How To Uninstall libpdal-plugin-e57 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libpdal-plugin-e57 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdal-plugin-e57
Uninstall libpdal-plugin-e57 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdal-plugin-e57 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-plugin-e57
Remove libpdal-plugin-e57 Configurations and Data
To remove libpdal-plugin-e57 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-plugin-e57
Remove libpdal-plugin-e57 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdal-plugin-e57 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-plugin-e57
Dependencies
libpdal-plugin-e57 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-e57 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.