How To Install libgeocode-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgeocode-glib-dev
libgeocode-glib-dev 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.
This package contains the development files for geocode-glib.
There are three methods to install libgeocode-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeocode-glib-dev
Install libgeocode-glib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeocode-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeocode-glib-dev
Install libgeocode-glib-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeocode-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeocode-glib-dev
How To Uninstall libgeocode-glib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgeocode-glib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeocode-glib-dev
Uninstall libgeocode-glib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeocode-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeocode-glib-dev
Remove libgeocode-glib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgeocode-glib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeocode-glib-dev
Remove libgeocode-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeocode-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeocode-glib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
