How To Install php-geos on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geos on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-geos
php-geos is:
GEOS provides a spatial object model and fundamental geometric functions. It implements the geometry model defined in the OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features Specification for SQL.
This package contains the PHP bindings for GEOS.
There are three methods to install php-geos 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 php-geos Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-geos
Install php-geos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-geos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-geos
Install php-geos 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 php-geos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-geos
How To Uninstall php-geos on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-geos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-geos
Uninstall php-geos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-geos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-geos
Remove php-geos Configurations and Data
To remove php-geos configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-geos
Remove php-geos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-geos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-geos
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geos package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
