How To Install python3-mapnik on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapnik on Debian 12.
What is python3-mapnik
python3-mapnik is:
Mapnik is an OpenSource C++ toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.
Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), the library doesn’t rely on “windowing systems” and is intended to work in multi-threaded environments
This package contains the bindings for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-mapnik on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-mapnik Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-mapnik using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-mapnik
Install python3-mapnik Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-mapnik using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-mapnik
Install python3-mapnik 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 python3-mapnik using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-mapnik
How To Uninstall python3-mapnik on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-mapnik package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-mapnik
Uninstall python3-mapnik And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-mapnik and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mapnik
Remove python3-mapnik Configurations and Data
To remove python3-mapnik configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mapnik
Remove python3-mapnik configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-mapnik configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-mapnik
Dependencies
python3-mapnik have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapnik package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
