add gdal to image

[jdries]

EO users will expect a tool like gdal to be available from command line, and perhaps also in the default python environment.
Note that if it's installed, it will also become easier to install with pip.

I tried conda install as an alternative and got this:

ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(951): An error occurred while installing package 'conda-forge::gdal-3.10.0-py311h35e7c94_1'.                                        
Rolling back transaction: done                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                   
[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/opt/conda/bin/__pycache__/gdal2tiles.cpython-311.pyc'

[fabricebrito]

Thanks for reporting this issue. We'll provide guidance on how to create conda environments and eventually fix the image if needed

[jdries]

Yes, and please consider gdal installation a hard requirement for apex.

[fabricebrito]

@jdries this is way to go:

Create conda environment for gdal with:

mamba create -n env_gdal gdal

Activate it:

mamba activate env_gdal

Test it with:

python -c "from osgeo import gdal"

FYI:

which python returns:

/workspace/.envs/env_gdal/bin/python

which is not a read only filesystem.

This will be part of the up-coming documentation