How To Install libgeocode-glib-2-0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgeocode-glib-2-0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgeocode-glib-2-0 is geocoding and reverse geocoding GLib library using Nominatim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-2-0 on Debian 12.

What is libgeocode-glib-2-0

libgeocode-glib-2-0 is:

Geocode-glib allows you to do geocoding (going from a place name, to a longitude/latitude pair) and reverse geocoding (finding a place name from coordinates) using the Nominatim service.

This library should be used in place of Geoclue’s D-Bus API for geocoding and reverse geocoding.

There are three methods to install libgeocode-glib-2-0 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 libgeocode-glib-2-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeocode-glib-2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgeocode-glib-2-0

Install libgeocode-glib-2-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeocode-glib-2-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeocode-glib-2-0

Install libgeocode-glib-2-0 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 libgeocode-glib-2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeocode-glib-2-0

How To Uninstall libgeocode-glib-2-0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgeocode-glib-2-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeocode-glib-2-0

Uninstall libgeocode-glib-2-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeocode-glib-2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeocode-glib-2-0

Remove libgeocode-glib-2-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgeocode-glib-2-0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeocode-glib-2-0

Remove libgeocode-glib-2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeocode-glib-2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeocode-glib-2-0

Dependencies

libgeocode-glib-2-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-2-0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.