How To Install imposm on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install imposm on Debian 9. imposm is importer for OpenStreetMap data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install imposm on Debian 9.

What is imposm

imposm is:

Imposm is an importer for OpenStreetMap data. It reads XML and PBF files and can import the data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases.

It is designed to create databases that are optimized for rendering/WMS services.

This package contains the importer.

There are three methods to install imposm 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 imposm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install imposm

Install imposm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install imposm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install imposm

Install imposm 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 imposm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install imposm

How To Uninstall imposm on Debian 9

To uninstall only the imposm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove imposm

Uninstall imposm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall imposm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove imposm

Remove imposm Configurations and Data

To remove imposm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge imposm

Remove imposm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imposm

Dependencies

imposm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install imposm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.