How To Install mapserver-bin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-bin on Debian 12.
What is mapserver-bin
mapserver-bin is:
This package provides command-line utilities for MapServer.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. Scripting functionality in MapScript is provided by the suggested mapscript library packages.
There are three methods to install mapserver-bin 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 mapserver-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mapserver-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapserver-bin
Install mapserver-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapserver-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapserver-bin
Install mapserver-bin 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 mapserver-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapserver-bin
How To Uninstall mapserver-bin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mapserver-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapserver-bin
Uninstall mapserver-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapserver-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapserver-bin
Remove mapserver-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mapserver-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapserver-bin
Remove mapserver-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapserver-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapserver-bin
Dependencies
mapserver-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
