How To Install libspatialindex-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libspatialindex-dbg is General framework for developing spatial indices - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libspatialindex-dbg

libspatialindex-dbg is:

Spatialindex is a C++ library that provides a framework for developing spatial indices. Currently it defines generic interfaces, provides simple main memory and disk based storage managers and a robust implementation of an R*-tree, an MVR-tree and a TPR-tree.

This package contains debugging symbols for the libraries.

There are three methods to install libspatialindex-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libspatialindex-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libspatialindex-dbg

Install libspatialindex-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libspatialindex-dbg

Install libspatialindex-dbg 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 libspatialindex-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspatialindex-dbg

How To Uninstall libspatialindex-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libspatialindex-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspatialindex-dbg

Uninstall libspatialindex-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspatialindex-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialindex-dbg

Remove libspatialindex-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libspatialindex-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialindex-dbg

Remove libspatialindex-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspatialindex-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.