How To Install libgeographic17 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic17 on Debian 9.
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 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 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
