How To Install sfcgal-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfcgal-dbg on Debian 9.
What is sfcgal-dbg
sfcgal-dbg 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 provides debug symbols for SFCGAL.
There are three methods to install sfcgal-dbg 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 sfcgal-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 sfcgal-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sfcgal-dbg
Install sfcgal-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sfcgal-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sfcgal-dbg
Install sfcgal-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sfcgal-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sfcgal-dbg
How To Uninstall sfcgal-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sfcgal-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sfcgal-dbg
Uninstall sfcgal-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sfcgal-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sfcgal-dbg
Remove sfcgal-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove sfcgal-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sfcgal-dbg
Remove sfcgal-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sfcgal-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sfcgal-dbg
Dependencies
sfcgal-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sfcgal-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
