How To Install osmpbf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmpbf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is osmpbf-bin
osmpbf-bin is:
Osmpbf is a Java/C library to read and write OpenStreetMap PBF files. PBF (Protocol buffer Binary Format) is a binary file format for OpenStreetMap data that uses Google Protocol Buffers as low-level storage.
This package provides various tools to deal with OpenStreetMap PBF file format.
There are three methods to install osmpbf-bin 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 osmpbf-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 osmpbf-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osmpbf-bin
Install osmpbf-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osmpbf-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osmpbf-bin
Install osmpbf-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install osmpbf-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osmpbf-bin
How To Uninstall osmpbf-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the osmpbf-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osmpbf-bin
Uninstall osmpbf-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osmpbf-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmpbf-bin
Remove osmpbf-bin Configurations and Data
To remove osmpbf-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osmpbf-bin
Remove osmpbf-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osmpbf-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmpbf-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osmpbf-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
