How To Install libosmpbf-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmpbf-dev on Debian 9.
What is libosmpbf-dev
libosmpbf-dev is:
Osmpbf is a Java/C library to read and write OpenStreetMap PBF files. PBF (Protocol buffer Binary Format) is a binary file format for OpenStreetMap data that uses Google Protocol Buffers as low-level storage.
This package provides the C headers to be used in third-party applications.
There are three methods to install libosmpbf-dev 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 libosmpbf-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 libosmpbf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmpbf-dev
Install libosmpbf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmpbf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmpbf-dev
Install libosmpbf-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmpbf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmpbf-dev
How To Uninstall libosmpbf-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libosmpbf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmpbf-dev
Uninstall libosmpbf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmpbf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmpbf-dev
Remove libosmpbf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmpbf-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmpbf-dev
Remove libosmpbf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmpbf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmpbf-dev
Dependencies
libosmpbf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmpbf-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.