How to install gdal-data on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install gdal-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).


 

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Quick installation of gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

Package Details

Package:gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign
Version:3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.gdal.org/
Description:Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Data files GDAL is a translator library for raster geospatial data formats. As a library, it presents a single abstract data model to the calling application for all supported formats. The related OGR library (which lives within the GDAL source tree) provides a similar capability for simple features vector data. . GDAL supports 40+ popular data formats, including commonly used ones (GeoTIFF, JPEG, PNG and more) as well as the ones used in GIS and remote sensing software packages (ERDAS Imagine, ESRI Arc/Info, ENVI, PCI Geomatics). Also supported many remote sensing and scientific data distribution formats such as HDF, EOS FAST, NOAA L1B, NetCDF, FITS. . OGR library supports popular vector formats like ESRI Shapefile, TIGER data, S57, MapInfo File, DGN, GML and more. . This package contains the GDAL data files.
Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/science

How to install gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gdal-data
dpkg-query: package 'gdal-data' is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign:

After system update use the following command to install gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign:

sudo apt-get install gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

Following command is used to remove the gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

This will remove gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gdal-data
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Multi-Arch: foreign

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gdal-data Architecture: all Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 Multi-Arch: foreign package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.