How To Install mapcache-cgi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapcache-cgi on Debian 12.
What is mapcache-cgi
mapcache-cgi is:
This package contains the mapcache FastCGI program, as alternative to the Apache module available in libapache2-mod-mapcache.
MapCache is a server that implements tile caching to speed up access to WMS layers. The primary objectives are to be fast and easily deployable, while offering the essential features (and more!) expected from a tile caching solution.
There are three methods to install mapcache-cgi on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mapcache-cgi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mapcache-cgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapcache-cgi
Install mapcache-cgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapcache-cgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapcache-cgi
Install mapcache-cgi 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 mapcache-cgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapcache-cgi
How To Uninstall mapcache-cgi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mapcache-cgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapcache-cgi
Uninstall mapcache-cgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapcache-cgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapcache-cgi
Remove mapcache-cgi Configurations and Data
To remove mapcache-cgi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapcache-cgi
Remove mapcache-cgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapcache-cgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapcache-cgi
Dependencies
mapcache-cgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapcache-cgi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
