How To Install josm on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is josm
josm is:
JOSM is an editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) written in Java. The current version supports stand alone GPX tracks, GPX track data from OSM database and existing nodes, line segments and metadata tags from the OSM database.
OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways.
There are three methods to install josm
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install josm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install josm
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install josm
Install josm Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install josm
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install josm
Install josm 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 josm
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install josm
How To Uninstall josm on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the josm
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove josm
Uninstall josm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall josm
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove josm
Remove josm Configurations and Data
To remove josm
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge josm
Remove josm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove josm
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge josm
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.