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