How To Install osm2pgsql on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osm2pgsql
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is osm2pgsql
osm2pgsql is:
Convert OSM planet snapshot data to SQL suitable for loading into a PostgreSQL database with PostGIS geospatial extensions. This database may then be used to render maps with Mapnik or for other geospatial analysis.
There are three methods to install osm2pgsql
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 osm2pgsql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install osm2pgsql
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osm2pgsql
Install osm2pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osm2pgsql
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osm2pgsql
Install osm2pgsql 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 osm2pgsql
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osm2pgsql
How To Uninstall osm2pgsql on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the osm2pgsql
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osm2pgsql
Uninstall osm2pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osm2pgsql
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osm2pgsql
Remove osm2pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove osm2pgsql
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osm2pgsql
Remove osm2pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osm2pgsql
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osm2pgsql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osm2pgsql
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.