How To Install libgeo-shapelib-perl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeo-shapelib-perl
on Debian 11.
What is libgeo-shapelib-perl
libgeo-shapelib-perl is:
Geo::Shapelib is a module to read, create and write shapefiles as defined by ESRI, using Perl. It provides the Perl binding for the Shapelib library.
The Shapefile format is a working and interchange format promoted by ESRI for simple vector data with attributes. It is apparently the only file format that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported and imported in ArcGis.
There are three methods to install libgeo-shapelib-perl
on Debian 11. 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-shapelib-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-shapelib-perl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeo-shapelib-perl
Install libgeo-shapelib-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeo-shapelib-perl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeo-shapelib-perl
Install libgeo-shapelib-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-shapelib-perl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeo-shapelib-perl
How To Uninstall libgeo-shapelib-perl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgeo-shapelib-perl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeo-shapelib-perl
Uninstall libgeo-shapelib-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeo-shapelib-perl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeo-shapelib-perl
Remove libgeo-shapelib-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libgeo-shapelib-perl
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeo-shapelib-perl
Remove libgeo-shapelib-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeo-shapelib-perl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeo-shapelib-perl
Dependencies
libgeo-shapelib-perl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeo-shapelib-perl
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.