How To Install libspatialindex-c6 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-c6 on Debian 11. libspatialindex-c6 is General framework for developing spatial indices - C library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-c6 on Debian 11.

What is libspatialindex-c6

libspatialindex-c6 is:

Spatialindex is a C++ library that provides a framework for developing spatial indices. Currently it defines generic interfaces, provides simple main memory and disk based storage managers and a robust implementation of an R*-tree, an MVR-tree and a TPR-tree.

This package contains the SpatialIndex shared library for C.

There are three methods to install libspatialindex-c6 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libspatialindex-c6 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspatialindex-c6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspatialindex-c6

Install libspatialindex-c6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspatialindex-c6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspatialindex-c6

Install libspatialindex-c6 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 libspatialindex-c6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspatialindex-c6

How To Uninstall libspatialindex-c6 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libspatialindex-c6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspatialindex-c6

Uninstall libspatialindex-c6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspatialindex-c6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialindex-c6

Remove libspatialindex-c6 Configurations and Data

To remove libspatialindex-c6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialindex-c6

Remove libspatialindex-c6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspatialindex-c6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspatialindex-c6

Dependencies

libspatialindex-c6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-c6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.