How To Install libgeographic-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libgeographic-dbg
libgeographic-dbg is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains debugging symbols for the GeographicLib shared library.
There are three methods to install libgeographic-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgeographic-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeographic-dbg
Install libgeographic-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeographic-dbg
Install libgeographic-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeographic-dbg
How To Uninstall libgeographic-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgeographic-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeographic-dbg
Uninstall libgeographic-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeographic-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeographic-dbg
Remove libgeographic-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libgeographic-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeographic-dbg
Remove libgeographic-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeographic-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeographic-dbg
Dependencies
libgeographic-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
