How to install libgdal26 on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install libgdal26 package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).


 

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Quick installation of libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

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

	sudo apt-get install libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

Package Details

Package:libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Version:3.0.4+dfsg-1build3
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.gdal.org/
Description:Geospatial Data Abstraction Library 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 many 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 shared library.
Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/libs

How to install libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 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 libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libgdal26
dpkg-query: package 'libgdal26' is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3:

After system update use the following command to install libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3:

sudo apt-get install libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

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 libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 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 libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

Following command is used to remove the libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

This will remove libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libgdal26
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libgdal26 Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.0.4+dfsg-1build3 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.