How To Install python-geojson on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geojson on Debian 9. python-geojson is Python 2 bindings and utilities for GeoJSON

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geojson on Debian 9.

What is python-geojson

python-geojson is:

This library contains:

  • Functions for encoding and decoding GeoJSON formatted data
  • Classes for all GeoJSON Objects
  • An implementation of the Python geo_interface Specification

This is the Python 2 version of the library

There are three methods to install python-geojson 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 python-geojson Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-geojson

Install python-geojson Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-geojson

Install python-geojson 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 python-geojson using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-geojson

How To Uninstall python-geojson on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-geojson package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-geojson

Uninstall python-geojson And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-geojson

Remove python-geojson Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-geojson

Remove python-geojson configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-geojson

Dependencies

python-geojson have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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