How To Install gpsbabel-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel-doc on Debian 12.
What is gpsbabel-doc
gpsbabel-doc is:
GPSBabel converts waypoints, tracks, and routes from one format to another, whether that format is a common mapping format like Delorme, Streets and Trips, or even a serial upload or download to a GPS unit such as those from Garmin and Magellan.
GPSBabel supports dozens of data formats and will be useful for tasks such as geocaching, mapping, and converting from one GPS unit to another. Among the interesting formats it supports are several GPS devices via a serial link, various PDA-based mapping programs, and various Geocaching data formats.
This package contains the detailed documentation of gpsbabel.
There are three methods to install gpsbabel-doc 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 gpsbabel-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsbabel-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpsbabel-doc
Install gpsbabel-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsbabel-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpsbabel-doc
Install gpsbabel-doc 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 gpsbabel-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpsbabel-doc
How To Uninstall gpsbabel-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gpsbabel-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpsbabel-doc
Uninstall gpsbabel-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpsbabel-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsbabel-doc
Remove gpsbabel-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gpsbabel-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpsbabel-doc
Remove gpsbabel-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpsbabel-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsbabel-doc
Dependencies
gpsbabel-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
