How to Install and Uninstall libshp2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libshp2" package

This guide let you learn how to install libshp2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libshp2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libshp2" package

Learn how to uninstall libshp2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libshp2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libshp2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libshp2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Source: shapelib
Version: 1.3.0-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/s/shapelib/libshp2_1.3.0-5_amd64.deb
Size: 29326
MD5sum: 5e6a342ea2900ca1e02eaf90ac9e71e2
SHA1: 1424efafac62f3c0f89afa4747d4f61130d08440
SHA256: 21ab63546eae20bf6dff59d8dc230f34b032528b7d83983bcfcfe3b088317ecb
Description-en: Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles
The Shapefile format is a working and interchange format promoted by
ESRI for simple vector data with attributes. It is apparently the only
file format that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported
and imported in ArcGis.
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This package includes the shared library.
Description-md5: 27308df3bd0a5b2c491e8c49163628f0
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://shapelib.maptools.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome