How to Install and Uninstall libgeos-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "libgeos-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libgeos-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libgeos-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libgeos-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libgeos-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libgeos-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgeos-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libgeos-dev
Source: geos
Version: 3.7.1-1
Installed-Size: 767
Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libgeos-c1v5 (= 3.7.1-1)
Suggests: libgdal-doc
Description: Geometry engine for GIS - Development files
Description-md5: 3f1f0c4d5fc2ab9465b9947eec04cda4
Homepage: https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/
Tag: devel::lang:c++, devel::library, field::geography, implemented-in::c++,
role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/geos/libgeos-dev_3.7.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 319608
MD5sum: d08b41c6726679d2d9cbbe25951c30ba
SHA256: 2e20bd184d7678f7230800e94156fac3e31f912cb059baa04aee24f9df0f1b13