How To Install libmapnik3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapnik3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmapnik3.0
libmapnik3.0 is:
Mapnik is an OpenSource C++ toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.
Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), the library doesn’t rely on “windowing systems” and is intended to work in multi-threaded environments
This package contains the shared library and input plugins.
There are three methods to install libmapnik3.0 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 libmapnik3.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapnik3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmapnik3.0
Install libmapnik3.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapnik3.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmapnik3.0
Install libmapnik3.0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapnik3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmapnik3.0
How To Uninstall libmapnik3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmapnik3.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmapnik3.0
Uninstall libmapnik3.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmapnik3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapnik3.0
Remove libmapnik3.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmapnik3.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmapnik3.0
Remove libmapnik3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmapnik3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapnik3.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapnik3.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
