Install rgdal on ubuntu from scratch or using package manager

Using package manager, in shell, enter

sudo apt install libgdal-dev

Using this command can install old versions of some libraries.

Using source:

Check the current version here:

https://gdal.org/download.html#current-release

# This method is broken: ./configure is not found

wget https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/download/v3.7.1/gdal-3.7.1.tar.gz

tar -xf gdal-3.7.1.tar.gz

cd gdal-3.7.1

./configure

make

cd ..

rm gdal-3.6.3.tar.gz

rm -rf gdal-3.6.3

In R, enter:

install.packages("rgdal")