How To Install libspatialite-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialite-dev on Debian 9.
What is libspatialite-dev
libspatialite-dev is:
The SpatiaLite extension enables SQLite to support spatial (geometry) data in a way conformant to OpenGis specifications, with both WKT and WKB formats.
Spatialite also includes Virtualshape and Virtualtext to enable accessing shapefiles and csv/text files as virtual tables.
This package contains development files (static libraries and header files).
There are three methods to install libspatialite-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 libspatialite-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 libspatialite-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libspatialite-dev
Install libspatialite-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libspatialite-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libspatialite-dev
Install libspatialite-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 libspatialite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libspatialite-dev
How To Uninstall libspatialite-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libspatialite-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libspatialite-dev
Uninstall libspatialite-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libspatialite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialite-dev
Remove libspatialite-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libspatialite-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialite-dev
Remove libspatialite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libspatialite-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspatialite-dev
Dependencies
libspatialite-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialite-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.