How To Install libmapserver2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapserver2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmapserver2
libmapserver2 is:
This package contains 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 libmapserver2 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 libmapserver2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapserver2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmapserver2
Install libmapserver2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmapserver2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmapserver2
Install libmapserver2 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 libmapserver2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmapserver2
How To Uninstall libmapserver2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmapserver2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmapserver2
Uninstall libmapserver2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmapserver2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapserver2
Remove libmapserver2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmapserver2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmapserver2
Remove libmapserver2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmapserver2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapserver2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapserver2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.