How To Install gis-tasks on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-tasks on Debian 11. gis-tasks is Debian GIS tasks for tasksel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-tasks on Debian 11.

What is gis-tasks

gis-tasks is:

This package provides Debian GIS tasks in tasksel.

These tasks are described in detail at http://blends.debian.org/gis/tasks/

There are three methods to install gis-tasks on Debian 11. 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-tasks 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-tasks using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gis-tasks

Install gis-tasks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gis-tasks

Install gis-tasks 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-tasks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gis-tasks

How To Uninstall gis-tasks on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gis-tasks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gis-tasks

Uninstall gis-tasks And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gis-tasks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gis-tasks

Remove gis-tasks Configurations and Data

To remove gis-tasks configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gis-tasks

Remove gis-tasks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gis-tasks

Dependencies

gis-tasks have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-tasks package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.