How To Install libpostgis-java on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgis-java on Debian 10.
What is libpostgis-java
libpostgis-java is:
PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS “spatially enables” the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI’s SDE or Oracle’s Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS “Simple Features Specification for SQL”.
This package contains JDBC support for PostGIS.
There are three methods to install libpostgis-java on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpostgis-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 libpostgis-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpostgis-java
Install libpostgis-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostgis-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpostgis-java
Install libpostgis-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpostgis-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpostgis-java
How To Uninstall libpostgis-java on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libpostgis-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpostgis-java
Uninstall libpostgis-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpostgis-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostgis-java
Remove libpostgis-java Configurations and Data
To remove libpostgis-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpostgis-java
Remove libpostgis-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpostgis-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostgis-java
Dependencies
libpostgis-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostgis-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.