How To Install mapnik-reference on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-reference on Debian 12.
What is mapnik-reference
mapnik-reference is:
mapnik-reference specifies mapnik structures, styles, symbolizers, and the list of their properties, in JSON format. It is useful for building parsers, tests, compilers, and syntax highlighting or syntax checking.
Mapnik is a C++/Python toolkit for developing GIS applications.
Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.
There are three methods to install mapnik-reference 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 mapnik-reference 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-reference using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-reference
Install mapnik-reference Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapnik-reference using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapnik-reference
Install mapnik-reference 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 mapnik-reference using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-reference
How To Uninstall mapnik-reference on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mapnik-reference package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapnik-reference
Uninstall mapnik-reference And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapnik-reference and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapnik-reference
Remove mapnik-reference Configurations and Data
To remove mapnik-reference configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapnik-reference
Remove mapnik-reference configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapnik-reference configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapnik-reference
Dependencies
mapnik-reference have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-reference package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
