How To Install libgeographic17 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgeographic17 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgeographic17 is C++ library to solve some geodesic problems – library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic17 on Debian 10.

What is libgeographic17

libgeographic17 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 the GeographicLib shared library used at run-time by applications.

There are three methods to install libgeographic17 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgeographic17 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgeographic17

Install libgeographic17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeographic17

Install libgeographic17 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 libgeographic17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeographic17

How To Uninstall libgeographic17 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgeographic17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeographic17

Uninstall libgeographic17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeographic17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeographic17

Remove libgeographic17 Configurations and Data

To remove libgeographic17 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeographic17

Remove libgeographic17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeographic17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeographic17

Dependencies

libgeographic17 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic17 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.