How to Install and Uninstall gis-data Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "gis-data" package

This guide let you learn how to install gis-data on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gis-data

2. Uninstall "gis-data" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gis-data on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove gis-data $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gis-data package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gis-data
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: all
Source: debian-gis
Version: 0.0.4ubuntu4
Depends: gis-tasks (= 0.0.4ubuntu4)
Suggests: gmt-coast-low, gmt-gshhs-full, gmt-gshhs-high, gmt-gshhs-low
Filename: pool/universe/d/debian-gis/gis-data_0.0.4ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 3610
MD5sum: 0716e408e3e928be7a9231a0d64ff184
SHA1: 0c7eb34c3e6daa6a7b10fb4f5f8cda1d778e5484
SHA256: cb21023958e985340e2ad5427a715ef1a32c43fe0231f1155013f070407e88e2
Description-en: Debian GIS data
This metapackage will install some packages providing data that can
be used by different GIS applications.
Description-md5: 3e268b40d18e97280a29da91627d3be3
Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu