How To Install python-geopy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geopy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-geopy
python-geopy is:
geopy makes it easy for developers to locate the coordinates of addresses, cities, countries, and landmarks across the globe using third-party geocoders and other sources of data, such as wikis. It also comes with the necessary means for parsing geographical coordinates and geodesic distance calculation (using great-circle distance or Vincenty distance). The distance module also contains useful routines for converting between length and angle units.
There are three methods to install python-geopy 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 python-geopy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-geopy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-geopy
Install python-geopy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-geopy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-geopy
Install python-geopy 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 python-geopy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-geopy
How To Uninstall python-geopy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-geopy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-geopy
Uninstall python-geopy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-geopy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-geopy
Remove python-geopy Configurations and Data
To remove python-geopy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-geopy
Remove python-geopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-geopy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-geopy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geopy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
