How To Install rasterlite2-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-bin on Debian 9. rasterlite2-bin is command line tools for librasterlite2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-bin on Debian 9.

What is rasterlite2-bin

rasterlite2-bin is:

librasterlite2 is an open source library that stores and retrieves huge raster coverages using a SpatiaLite DBMS.

It is intended to completely replace and supersede librasterlite. The two projects are completely unrelated: the unique similarity between both is just in covering the same identical application area.

This package contains command-line tools to use librasterlite2.

There are three methods to install rasterlite2-bin 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 rasterlite2-bin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install rasterlite2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rasterlite2-bin

Install rasterlite2-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rasterlite2-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rasterlite2-bin

Install rasterlite2-bin 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 rasterlite2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rasterlite2-bin

How To Uninstall rasterlite2-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the rasterlite2-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rasterlite2-bin

Uninstall rasterlite2-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rasterlite2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rasterlite2-bin

Remove rasterlite2-bin Configurations and Data

To remove rasterlite2-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rasterlite2-bin

Remove rasterlite2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rasterlite2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rasterlite2-bin

Dependencies

rasterlite2-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.