How To Install gis-tasks on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-tasks on Debian 12.
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 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-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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
