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Posted on January 16, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Installing QGIS 3.4 and 2.18 on Ubuntu 18.04

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How do I update QGIS to latest version in Ubuntu?

QGIS is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.



Update or Install QGIS with the OSGeo4W Network Installer

  1. Download the QGIS OSGeo4W Network Installer.
  2. Double-click the downloaded installer to run the install program.
  3. Select ‘Express Install’ and click ‘Next’.
  4. Select the QGIS packages to install.

How do I update QGIS to the latest version?

Quote from video: So what you'll want to do first is go to the QGIS. Downloads page you can just go – straight to QGIS org. And then go to download now.

How to install QGIS on Ubuntu?

2.3. Installation in Ubuntu Linux¶

  1. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get update.
  2. Press Enter and type the user password;
  3. Type in a terminal: sudo apt-get install qgis python-matplotlib python-scipy.
  4. Press Enter and wait until the software is downloaded and installed.


Which version of QGIS should I download?

The recommended download is the QGIS Standalone Installer Version 2.18 (32 bit or 64 bit depending on your computer) b. To check this go to “Computer” – “System Properties” to see if the system type is 32 or 64.

Is QGIS 32 or 64 bit?

The 64bit version is recommended for almost all users, unless you are attempting to install the software on a extremely old computer that has a 32 bit processor. It is also recommended that you install the latest release rather than the long term release so that you have access to the latest QGIS features.

How do I install an older version of QGIS?

Old releases



Previous releases of the official installer can be downloaded from https://qgis.org/downloads/macos/. Previous releases of the kyngchaos installer can be downloaded from https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/archive/. The oldest installers support macOS 10.4 Tiger.

Can I install two versions of QGIS?

You can have multiple versions of QGIS installed through OSGeo4W. One is called qgis, the other qgis-dev (in advanced installation).
 

What is the LTR version of QGIS?

Technically, QGIS has three branches that a user can download/install. These are the Long Term Release (LTR) branch, Latest Release (LR) branch, and the Development (Nightly) branch. As a user, the branches that are usually important to us are the LTR and LR branches as these hold the release versions of QGIS.
 

What are the limitations of QGIS?

There are no limitations on where you can use this software simply because it’s compatible with almost all Operating Systems. It works with Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and UNIX.
 

How to install QGIS LTR in Ubuntu?

To edit the sources.list file, use the following command:

  1. sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list Copy.
  2. sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-key 3FF5FFCAD71472C4 Copy.
  3. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install qgis python-qgis qgis-plugin-grass Copy.


How do I update the composer to the latest version of Ubuntu?

self-update / selfupdate#



To update Composer itself to the latest version, run the self-update command. It will replace your composer.phar with the latest version. If Composer was not installed as a PHAR, this command is not available.

How do I update my distro version?

Updating using ALT + F2



The system will search the your Linux distro’s own servers and it will check if there is a new stable version, if it finds it, it will proceed to download and install it.

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