How to Install and Uninstall postgis Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the postgis on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "postgis" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install postgis on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                postgis
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "postgis" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall postgis on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                postgis
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the postgis package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: postgis
Source: postgis (3.3.2+dfsg-1)
Version: 3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1
Installed-Size: 361
Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgdal32 (>= 2.0.1), libgeos-c1v5 (>= 3.6), libpq5, libproj25 (>= 5.2.0)
Recommends: postgresql-postgis, postgis-doc
Description: Geographic objects support for PostgreSQL
Description-md5: 8aab8a2ee2d60aceb4196de4389b1c02
Homepage: http://postgis.net/
Tag: field::geography, implemented-in::c, role::program, use::organizing
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/postgis/postgis_3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 132968
MD5sum: eaf76d7beaf9de906bd8f7a63de1d2af
SHA256: 75b1986aee2409d11f1a3f79ed29e53b2aa77209ba755f95990f74816e3bb3b5