Install & update GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) on Ubuntu

A simple script that install GMT5 🌎 (together with all its dependencies, download the latest GSHHG and DCW databases, etc.) onto a freshly installed Ubuntu. Eventually it can be used to update to its latest version.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the install-gmt script to install and update GMT5 on your local machine.

Prerequisites

A machine that runs Ubuntu.

Installing

1. Open a terminal

2. Type the following to get a copy of the script

   cd $HOME && git clone https://github.com/marcell-ferenc/install-gmt.git
   

3. Make the script executable

   chmod 0700 $HOME/install-gmt/bin/install-gmt.sh
   

Running the script

Running the script without any argument will show the usage for You.

$HOME/install-gmt/bin/install-gmt.sh

Install GMT5

sudo $HOME/install-gmt/bin/install-gmt.sh -i

Update GMT5

sudo $HOME/install-gmt/bin/install-gmt.sh -u

Author

• Marcell Ferenc - Initial work - marcell-ferenc

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

• The developers of GMT providing such a great tool for the scientific community