6/16/2023 0 Comments Sudo apt get install qgisTo force an update, you have two choices. The problem is that Ubuntu does not automatically check the repository for the software contained within it. ![]() This is the correct URL that Ubuntu should look at to find the required binaries, but something is off. If the second line of the code above executed, you will have a reference to “”. In my case, running these commands in sequence resulted in a error: “Package qgis is not available…” So to check what is happening I looked at the Software Sources (System–>Administration–>Software Sources) and specifically the second tab “Other Software”. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable Since the directions on the QGIS and GRASS websites use the terminal approach, I did as well and then checked the results through the GUI. It appears there are a couple ways to do this: GUI, modify the /etc/apt/sources.list file, and through terminal. Reload the repository (note: this is what they don’t tell you) ![]() In terms of the workflow, the process is as such:Ģ. The instructions provided by both the QGIS and GRASS websites are actually quite good, but there are a couple steps that intro users might miss. ![]() With that in mind, this is a brief summary of the steps required to install QGIS and GRASS on Ubuntu 10.04. While most advanced linux users will find this post elementary, as a ‘know enough to be dangerous’ linux user I often struggle with the simple tasks.
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