Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libgeonames-common
libgeonames-common is:
A library for parsing and querying a local copy of the geonames.org database.
This package contains library data files.
There are three methods to install libgeonames-common 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 libgeonames-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeonames-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeonames-common
Install libgeonames-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeonames-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeonames-common
Install libgeonames-common 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 libgeonames-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeonames-common
How To Uninstall libgeonames-common on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libgeonames-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeonames-common
Uninstall libgeonames-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeonames-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeonames-common
Remove libgeonames-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgeonames-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeonames-common
Remove libgeonames-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeonames-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeonames-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeonames-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
