How To Install mapnik-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-utils on Debian 12.
What is mapnik-utils
mapnik-utils 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 miscellaneous utilities distributed with mapnik:
shapeindex: program to creates file system based index for ESRI shape-files
There are three methods to install mapnik-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-utils
Install mapnik-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapnik-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapnik-utils
Install mapnik-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-utils
How To Uninstall mapnik-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mapnik-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapnik-utils
Uninstall mapnik-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapnik-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapnik-utils
Remove mapnik-utils Configurations and Data
To remove mapnik-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapnik-utils
Remove mapnik-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapnik-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapnik-utils
Dependencies
mapnik-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
