How To Install gis-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-data on Debian 12.
What is gis-data
gis-data is:
This metapackage will install some packages providing data that can be used by different GIS applications.
There are three methods to install gis-data on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gis-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gis-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gis-data
Install gis-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gis-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gis-data
Install gis-data 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 gis-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gis-data
How To Uninstall gis-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gis-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gis-data
Uninstall gis-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gis-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gis-data
Remove gis-data Configurations and Data
To remove gis-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gis-data
Remove gis-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gis-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gis-data
Dependencies
gis-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.