How To Install python3-fiona 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 python3-fiona on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-fiona`

python3-fiona is:

Fiona is a Python wrapper around the OGR vector data abstraction library. Fiona is designed to be simple and dependable. It focuses on reading and writing data in standard Python IO style and relies upon familiar Python types and protocols such as files, dictionaries, mappings, and iterators instead of classes specific to OGR. Fiona can read and write real-world data using multi-layered GIS formats and zipped virtual file systems and integrates readily with other Python GIS packages such as pyproj, Rtree, and Shapely.

This package provides the Python 3 API

There are three methods to install python3-fiona 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 python3-fiona Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fiona using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fiona

Install python3-fiona Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fiona using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-fiona

Install python3-fiona 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 python3-fiona using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fiona

How To Uninstall python3-fiona on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-fiona package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-fiona

Uninstall python3-fiona And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-fiona and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fiona

Remove python3-fiona Configurations and Data

To remove python3-fiona configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fiona

Remove python3-fiona configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-fiona configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fiona

Dependencies

python3-fiona have the following dependencies:

References

python3-fiona website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fiona package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.