How To Install rasterlite2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. rasterlite2-dbg is library for huge raster coverages using a SpatiaLite DBMS - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rasterlite2-dbg

rasterlite2-dbg 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 debugging symbols for librasterlite2 and rasterlite2-bin.

There are three methods to install rasterlite2-dbg 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 rasterlite2-dbg 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-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rasterlite2-dbg

Install rasterlite2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rasterlite2-dbg

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

sudo aptitude -y install rasterlite2-dbg

How To Uninstall rasterlite2-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove rasterlite2-dbg

Uninstall rasterlite2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rasterlite2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rasterlite2-dbg

Remove rasterlite2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove rasterlite2-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rasterlite2-dbg

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.