How To Install python-imposm on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-imposm on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-imposm is importer for OpenStreetMap data - Python module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imposm on Debian 10.

What is python-imposm

python-imposm is:

Imposm is an importer for OpenStreetMap data. It reads XML and PBF files and can import the data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases.

It is designed to create databases that are optimized for rendering/WMS services.

This package contains the Python module

There are three methods to install python-imposm on Debian 10. 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-imposm 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-imposm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-imposm

Install python-imposm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-imposm

Install python-imposm 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 python-imposm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-imposm

How To Uninstall python-imposm on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-imposm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-imposm

Uninstall python-imposm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-imposm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-imposm

Remove python-imposm Configurations and Data

To remove python-imposm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-imposm

Remove python-imposm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-imposm

Dependencies

python-imposm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imposm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.