How To Install libgeo-proj4-perl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeo-proj4-perl on Debian 9.
What is libgeo-proj4-perl
libgeo-proj4-perl is:
Geo::Proj4 is a wrapper library around PROJ.4, a cartographic projection library, for easy use in Perl software.
The Open Source PROJ.4 library converts between geographic coordinate systems. It is able to convert between geodetic latitude and longitude (LL, most commonly the WGS84 projection), into an enormous variety of other cartographic projections (XY, usually UTM).
There are three methods to install libgeo-proj4-perl 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 libgeo-proj4-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeo-proj4-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeo-proj4-perl
Install libgeo-proj4-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeo-proj4-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeo-proj4-perl
Install libgeo-proj4-perl 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 libgeo-proj4-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeo-proj4-perl
How To Uninstall libgeo-proj4-perl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgeo-proj4-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeo-proj4-perl
Uninstall libgeo-proj4-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeo-proj4-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeo-proj4-perl
Remove libgeo-proj4-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgeo-proj4-perl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeo-proj4-perl
Remove libgeo-proj4-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeo-proj4-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeo-proj4-perl
Dependencies
libgeo-proj4-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeo-proj4-perl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.