How To Install mapcode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapcode on Debian 10.
What is mapcode
mapcode is:
A mapcode represents a location. Every location on Earth can be represented by a mapcode. Mapcodes were designed to be short, easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are precise to a few meters, which is good enough for every-day use. Locations in densely populated areas often get shorter mapcodes. See http://www.mapcode.com/
This package contains a command line utility that can convert to and from mapcodes.
There are three methods to install mapcode 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 mapcode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mapcode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapcode
Install mapcode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapcode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapcode
Install mapcode 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 mapcode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapcode
How To Uninstall mapcode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mapcode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapcode
Uninstall mapcode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapcode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapcode
Remove mapcode Configurations and Data
To remove mapcode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapcode
Remove mapcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapcode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapcode
Dependencies
mapcode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapcode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.