How To Install libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 20.04. libgeonames-common is geonames - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgeonames-common

libgeonames-common is:

A library for parsing and querying a local copy of the geonames.org database.

This package contains library data files.

There are three methods to install libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgeonames-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgeonames-common

Install libgeonames-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgeonames-common

Install libgeonames-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeonames-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeonames-common

How To Uninstall libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgeonames-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeonames-common

Uninstall libgeonames-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeonames-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeonames-common

Remove libgeonames-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgeonames-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeonames-common

Remove libgeonames-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeonames-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.