How To Install openstreetmap-carto on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstreetmap-carto on Ubuntu 18.04. openstreetmap-carto is Setup for standard OpenStreetMap Mapnik stylesheet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstreetmap-carto on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is openstreetmap-carto

openstreetmap-carto is:

This package provides configuration of the database info for openstreetmap-carto.

This package does not provide a tileserver, or perform tile rendering.

There are three methods to install openstreetmap-carto 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 openstreetmap-carto Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openstreetmap-carto using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openstreetmap-carto

Install openstreetmap-carto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openstreetmap-carto using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openstreetmap-carto

Install openstreetmap-carto 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 openstreetmap-carto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openstreetmap-carto

How To Uninstall openstreetmap-carto on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the openstreetmap-carto package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openstreetmap-carto

Uninstall openstreetmap-carto And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openstreetmap-carto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstreetmap-carto

Remove openstreetmap-carto Configurations and Data

To remove openstreetmap-carto configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openstreetmap-carto

Remove openstreetmap-carto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openstreetmap-carto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstreetmap-carto

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openstreetmap-carto package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.