How To Install libosmpbf-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmpbf-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libosmpbf-java is Java access library for OpenStreetMap PBF file format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmpbf-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libosmpbf-java

libosmpbf-java 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 a Java library.

There are three methods to install libosmpbf-java 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 libosmpbf-java 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-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libosmpbf-java

Install libosmpbf-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libosmpbf-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libosmpbf-java

Install libosmpbf-java 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 libosmpbf-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libosmpbf-java

How To Uninstall libosmpbf-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libosmpbf-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libosmpbf-java

Uninstall libosmpbf-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libosmpbf-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmpbf-java

Remove libosmpbf-java Configurations and Data

To remove libosmpbf-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libosmpbf-java

Remove libosmpbf-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libosmpbf-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmpbf-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmpbf-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.