How To Install python-mapscript on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mapscript on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mapscript
python-mapscript is:
Python MapScript provides MapServer functions for Python scripts.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
There are three methods to install python-mapscript 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-mapscript 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-mapscript using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mapscript
Install python-mapscript Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mapscript using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mapscript
Install python-mapscript 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-mapscript using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mapscript
How To Uninstall python-mapscript on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mapscript package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mapscript
Uninstall python-mapscript And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mapscript and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mapscript
Remove python-mapscript Configurations and Data
To remove python-mapscript configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mapscript
Remove python-mapscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mapscript configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mapscript
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mapscript package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
