How To Install libsfcgal-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal-dev on Debian 9. libsfcgal-dev is Library for ISO 19107

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsfcgal-dev

libsfcgal-dev is:

SFCGAL is a C++ wrapper library around CGAL with the aim of supporting ISO 19107:2013 and OGC Simple Features Access 1.2 for 3D operations.

SFCGAL provides standard compliant geometry types and operations, that can be accessed from its C or C++ APIs. PostGIS uses the C API, to expose some SFCGAL’s functions in spatial databases (cf. PostGIS manual).

This is the development package of the library.

There are three methods to install libsfcgal-dev 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 libsfcgal-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsfcgal-dev

Install libsfcgal-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsfcgal-dev

Install libsfcgal-dev 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 libsfcgal-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfcgal-dev

How To Uninstall libsfcgal-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsfcgal-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfcgal-dev

Uninstall libsfcgal-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfcgal-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfcgal-dev

Remove libsfcgal-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsfcgal-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfcgal-dev

Remove libsfcgal-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfcgal-dev

Dependencies

libsfcgal-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.