How To Install libgeos-c1v5 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeos-c1v5 on Ubuntu.
What is libgeos-c1v5
libgeos-c1v5 is:
GEOS provides a spatial object model and fundamental geometric functions. It implements the geometry model defined in the OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features Specification for SQL. Functions provided include:
- spatial predicates (based on the DE-9IM model),
- overlay functions (intersection, difference, union, symmetric difference),
- buffer,
- convex hull,
- area and distance functions, and
- topological validity checking
This package contains the C library.
There are three methods to install libgeos-c1v5 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgeos-c1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeos-c1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeos-c1v5
Install libgeos-c1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeos-c1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeos-c1v5
Install libgeos-c1v5 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 libgeos-c1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeos-c1v5
How To Uninstall libgeos-c1v5 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgeos-c1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeos-c1v5
Uninstall libgeos-c1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeos-c1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeos-c1v5
Remove libgeos-c1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgeos-c1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeos-c1v5
Remove libgeos-c1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeos-c1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeos-c1v5
Dependencies
libgeos-c1v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeos-c1v5 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.