How To Install qgis-sip on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-sip on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is qgis-sip
qgis-sip is:
QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.
This package contains the SIP specification files.
There are three methods to install qgis-sip 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 qgis-sip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qgis-sip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qgis-sip
Install qgis-sip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qgis-sip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qgis-sip
Install qgis-sip 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 qgis-sip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qgis-sip
How To Uninstall qgis-sip on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the qgis-sip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qgis-sip
Uninstall qgis-sip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qgis-sip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgis-sip
Remove qgis-sip Configurations and Data
To remove qgis-sip configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qgis-sip
Remove qgis-sip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qgis-sip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qgis-sip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-sip package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.