How To Install libgeonames0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libgeonames0 is Parse and query the geonames database dump

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libgeonames0

libgeonames0 is:

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

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libgeonames0 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgeonames0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeonames0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgeonames0

Install libgeonames0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeonames0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeonames0

Install libgeonames0 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 libgeonames0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeonames0

How To Uninstall libgeonames0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libgeonames0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeonames0

Uninstall libgeonames0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeonames0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeonames0

Remove libgeonames0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgeonames0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeonames0

Remove libgeonames0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeonames0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeonames0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.