How To Install qgis-server on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-server on Debian 9.
What is qgis-server
qgis-server is:
QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.
This package contains the QGIS server.
There are three methods to install qgis-server on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qgis-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qgis-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qgis-server
Install qgis-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qgis-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qgis-server
Install qgis-server 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 qgis-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qgis-server
How To Uninstall qgis-server on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qgis-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qgis-server
Uninstall qgis-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qgis-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgis-server
Remove qgis-server Configurations and Data
To remove qgis-server configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qgis-server
Remove qgis-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qgis-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qgis-server
Dependencies
qgis-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-server package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.