How To Install libgeos-3.5.1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeos-3.5.1 on Debian 9.
What is libgeos-3.5.1
libgeos-3.5.1 is:
GEOS provides a spatial object model and fundamental geometric functions. It implements the geometry model defined in the OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features Specification for SQL. Functions provided include:
- spatial predicates (based on the DE-9IM model),
- overlay functions (intersection, difference, union, symmetric difference),
- buffer,
- convex hull,
- area and distance functions, and
- topological validity checking
This package contains the C++ library. A stable C library is provided by the libgeos-c* package and should be preferred by third-parties programs.
There are three methods to install libgeos-3.5.1 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 libgeos-3.5.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeos-3.5.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeos-3.5.1
Install libgeos-3.5.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeos-3.5.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeos-3.5.1
Install libgeos-3.5.1 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 libgeos-3.5.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeos-3.5.1
How To Uninstall libgeos-3.5.1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgeos-3.5.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeos-3.5.1
Uninstall libgeos-3.5.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeos-3.5.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeos-3.5.1
Remove libgeos-3.5.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgeos-3.5.1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeos-3.5.1
Remove libgeos-3.5.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeos-3.5.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeos-3.5.1
Dependencies
libgeos-3.5.1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeos-3.5.1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.