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Install GDAL 2.3 with ECW support on Ubuntu 18.04
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gdal_ecw.sh
#!/bin/bash
##
## Tested on: Ubuntu 18.04 & ECW 5.4 & GDAL 2.3.1
##
## Download the ERDAS ECW JP2 SDK v5.4 Linux
## https://download.hexagongeospatial.com/downloads/ecw/erdas-ecw-jp2-sdk-v5-4-linux
## Download GDAL v2.3 Source (ex. 2.3.1)
## http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/DownloadSource
## First remove gdal if it's already installed
sudo apt remove gdal-bin gdal-data libgdal20
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install libpng-dev
## Unzip ECW libraries and install.
## At the menu, select 1 for "Desktop Read-Only Redistributable"
unzip erdas-ecw-sdk-5.4.0-linux.zip
chmod +x ERDAS_ECWJP2_SDK-5.4.0.bin
./ERDAS_ECWJP2_SDK-5.4.0.bin
## Copy new libraries to system folder
## Rename the newabi library as x64 and move necessary libraries to /usr/local/lib
sudo cp -r ~/hexagon/ERDAS-ECW_JPEG_2000_SDK-5.4.0/Desktop_Read-Only /usr/local/hexagon
sudo rm -r /usr/local/hexagon/lib/x64
sudo mv /usr/local/hexagon/lib/newabi/x64 /usr/local/hexagon/lib/x64
sudo cp /usr/local/hexagon/lib/x64/release/libNCSEcw* /usr/local/lib
sudo ldconfig /usr/local/hexagon
## Build GDAL with ECW support
unzip gdal-2.3.1.zip
cd gdal-2.3.1
./configure --with-ecw=/usr/local/hexagon
make clean
make
sudo make install
## Check if it works
gdalinfo --formats | grep ECW
## Remove installation files
sudo rm -rf ~/hexagon/
echo "SKO BUFFS!"
@eduardojsilvajr
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@IAutil sorry, have never done this.

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ghost commented Mar 6, 2020

This script removed QGIS 3.10 from Ubuntu 18.01 and I cannot reinstall QGIS.

@addean
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addean commented Mar 31, 2020 •
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@ayacoub1

I am new in Ubuntu and I have tried the instructions, what I need to make this build working with GeoServer and make ECW working too

are you able to make it work with geoserver? i stuck for 2 weeks

@Snixells
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Awesome! Thank you so much.

@inaferando
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Thank you! It worked for me on Ubuntu 20 as well while official GDAL manual does not work.

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