How To Install libspatialindex6 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex6 on Debian 11. libspatialindex6 is General framework for developing spatial indices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex6 on Debian 11.

What is libspatialindex6

libspatialindex6 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.

There are three methods to install libspatialindex6 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 libspatialindex6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspatialindex6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspatialindex6

Install libspatialindex6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspatialindex6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspatialindex6

Install libspatialindex6 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 libspatialindex6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspatialindex6

How To Uninstall libspatialindex6 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libspatialindex6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspatialindex6

Uninstall libspatialindex6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspatialindex6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialindex6

Remove libspatialindex6 Configurations and Data

To remove libspatialindex6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialindex6

Remove libspatialindex6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspatialindex6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspatialindex6

Dependencies

libspatialindex6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.