Rasterio is a python library for reading and writing on geospatial raster datasets. It is a GDAL and NumPy-based Python library for raster data. We can use any of the following methods to install Rasterio on our Linux machine.
Method 1: Using pip command
Prerequisites:
We must have pip ( a python package manager) installed on our Linux machine.
Step 1: Add the Rasterio repository on your Linux machine, run the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ppa
Step 1: Install the required dependencies for Rasterio before starting the actual installation of Rasterio.
pip install -U pip
After installing pip, run the following command to install Rasterio on a Linux machine.
pip install rasterio
Output:
installing rasterio
Method 2: Using built-in system package manager
Step 1: Open up your Linux terminal and type the following command and hit enter.
sudo apt-get install -y python3-rasterio
Output:
installing rasterio using pip.
Method 3: Using aptitude package manager
Aptitude is a package manager, it is a frontend to apt. It is a Debian package manager. It helps us to install packages by displaying a list of software packages and allows us to interactively pick packages to install or remove.
Step 1: You must have aptitude installed on your system. Run the following command to install aptitude:
sudo apt install aptitude
Output:
installing aptitude
Step 2: Run the following command to install Rasterio.
sudo aptitude install rasterio
Output:
installing rasterio using aptitude