How To Install libgeographiclib-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgeographiclib-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgeographiclib-dev is C++ library to solve some geodesic problems – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographiclib-dev on Debian 12.

What is libgeographiclib-dev

libgeographiclib-dev is:

GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.

This package contains the files used to develop applications that use the GeographicLib library.

There are three methods to install libgeographiclib-dev 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 libgeographiclib-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 libgeographiclib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgeographiclib-dev

Install libgeographiclib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeographiclib-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeographiclib-dev

Install libgeographiclib-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeographiclib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeographiclib-dev

How To Uninstall libgeographiclib-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgeographiclib-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeographiclib-dev

Uninstall libgeographiclib-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgeographiclib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeographiclib-dev

Remove libgeographiclib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgeographiclib-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeographiclib-dev

Remove libgeographiclib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeographiclib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeographiclib-dev

Dependencies

libgeographiclib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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