How To Install josm-installer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm-installer on Debian 12.
What is josm-installer
josm-installer is:
JOSM is an editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) written in Java. The current version supports stand alone GPX tracks, GPX track data from OSM database and existing nodes, line segments and metadata tags from the OSM database.
OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways.
This package provides a script to install the upstream JARs.
There are three methods to install josm-installer 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 josm-installer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install josm-installer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install josm-installer
Install josm-installer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install josm-installer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install josm-installer
Install josm-installer 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 josm-installer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install josm-installer
How To Uninstall josm-installer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the josm-installer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove josm-installer
Uninstall josm-installer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall josm-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove josm-installer
Remove josm-installer Configurations and Data
To remove josm-installer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge josm-installer
Remove josm-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove josm-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge josm-installer
Dependencies
josm-installer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm-installer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
