How To Install libmapscript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapscript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmapscript-perl
libmapscript-perl is:
Perl MapScript module provides MapServer functions for Perl scripts.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
There are three methods to install libmapscript-perl 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 libmapscript-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapscript-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmapscript-perl
Install libmapscript-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapscript-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmapscript-perl
Install libmapscript-perl 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 libmapscript-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmapscript-perl
How To Uninstall libmapscript-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmapscript-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmapscript-perl
Uninstall libmapscript-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmapscript-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapscript-perl
Remove libmapscript-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libmapscript-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmapscript-perl
Remove libmapscript-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmapscript-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapscript-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapscript-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
