How To Install mapnik-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mapnik-doc
mapnik-doc is:
Mapnik is an OpenSource C++ toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.
Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), the library doesn’t rely on “windowing systems” and is intended to work in multi-threaded environments
This package contains developer documentation.
There are three methods to install mapnik-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mapnik-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-doc
Install mapnik-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapnik-doc
Install mapnik-doc 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-doc
How To Uninstall mapnik-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mapnik-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapnik-doc
Uninstall mapnik-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapnik-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapnik-doc
Remove mapnik-doc Configurations and Data
To remove mapnik-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapnik-doc
Remove mapnik-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapnik-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapnik-doc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
