How to Install and Uninstall postgis Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "postgis" package

Please follow the steps below to install postgis on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall postgis on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: postgis
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1560
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgdal30 (>= 2.0.1), libgeos-c1v5 (>= 3.10.0), libpq5, libproj22 (>= 4.9.0)
Recommends: postgresql-postgis, postgis-doc
Filename: pool/universe/p/postgis/postgis_3.2.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 350262
MD5sum: 0e79623f96933e6179b4b91870918a3d
SHA1: 9dda9f2fed9088857aae72c8a8ca6f140e1feb77
SHA256: f206b14b4377ff18ff31292b359998b946bb5d37bc0d185efb3ac4e3b14e9fa2
SHA512: e236287ec6d7b65314fee18ecf5b9e42a2d1adb668a41b754009c7b9b8ab6753ed3bcd7933c8be5899b882d71fe900dbca99d6f0faaabb84daf4b5e5d90c7215
Homepage: http://postgis.net/
Description: Geographic objects support for PostgreSQL
Description-md5: 8aab8a2ee2d60aceb4196de4389b1c02