How To Install python3-mapproxy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapproxy on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-mapproxy is open source proxy for geospatial data - Python 3 module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapproxy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-mapproxy

python3-mapproxy is:

MapProxy is an open source proxy for geospatial data. It caches, accelerates and transforms data from existing map services and serves any desktop or web GIS client.

MapProxy is a tile server (WMS-C, TMS, WMTS, KML SuperOverlays), and also a fully compliant WMS server supporting any WMS client (desktop and web).

This package provides the mapproxy module for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-mapproxy 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 python3-mapproxy 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-mapproxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mapproxy

Install python3-mapproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-mapproxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-mapproxy

Install python3-mapproxy 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 python3-mapproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mapproxy

How To Uninstall python3-mapproxy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-mapproxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-mapproxy

Uninstall python3-mapproxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-mapproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mapproxy

Remove python3-mapproxy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-mapproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mapproxy

Remove python3-mapproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-mapproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-mapproxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapproxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.