How To Install mapserver-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-doc on Debian 12.
What is mapserver-doc
mapserver-doc is:
This package provides some brief documentation 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-doc 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-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 mapserver-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapserver-doc
Install mapserver-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mapserver-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapserver-doc
Install mapserver-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mapserver-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapserver-doc
How To Uninstall mapserver-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mapserver-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapserver-doc
Uninstall mapserver-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapserver-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapserver-doc
Remove mapserver-doc Configurations and Data
To remove mapserver-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapserver-doc
Remove mapserver-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapserver-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapserver-doc
Dependencies
mapserver-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
