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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "qgis" package

Please follow the instructions below to install qgis on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall qgis on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: qgis
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/science
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15621
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdal.so.1-1.11.3, libgdal1i (>= 1.8.0), libgeos-c1v5 (>= 3.4.2), libgsl2, libpq5, libproj9 (>= 4.8.0), libqgis-analysis2.8.6 (>= 2.0.1), libqgis-core2.8.6 (>= 2.8.6), libqgis-gui2.8.6 (>= 2.8.1), libqgis-networkanalysis2.8.6 (>= 2.0.1), libqscintilla2-12v5 (>= 2.8.4), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.6.1), libqt4-sql (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-svg (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtwebkit4, libqwt6abi1 (>= 6.1.2), libspatialite7 (>= 2.4.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python-qgis (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1), qgis-providers (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1), qgis-common (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
Recommends: qgis-provider-grass, qgis-plugin-globe
Suggests: gpsbabel
Conflicts: uim-qt3
Filename: pool/universe/q/qgis/qgis_2.8.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 4293714
MD5sum: 14cdbae8de36c0a62f6c2983e780b998
SHA1: c5ad167bc1280bbd4735a9e7b580c682a4d9f73e
SHA256: 048db36741d4f74d3cd129e6462890c71c34bea055bc9e45762262e0f0af6fd0
SHA512: 051fddfac346e306ab31e79e9ebf253332341eb4b6325037c0519f00ec52330661c28b1e6301a43682950f0c7457fc1339f818ee95a0df219eb8fdf96b68f0fc
Homepage: http://qgis.org/
Description-en: Geographic Information System (GIS)
A Geographic Information System (GIS) manages, analyzes, and displays
databases of geographic information. QGIS supports shape file viewing and
editing, spatial data storage with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, projection on-the-fly,
map composition, and a number of other features via a plugin interface. QGIS
also supports display of various georeferenced raster and Digital Elevation
Model (DEM) formats including GeoTIFF, Arc/Info ASCII Grid, and USGS ASCII
DEM.
Description-md5: 49f76973cc4c2bd4a16872b7a79659ad

Package: qgis
Priority: extra
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 15621
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.8.6+dfsg-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdal.so.1-1.11.3, libgdal1i (>= 1.8.0), libgeos-c1v5 (>= 3.4.2), libgsl2, libpq5, libproj9 (>= 4.8.0), libqgis-analysis2.8.6 (>= 2.0.1), libqgis-core2.8.6 (>= 2.8.6), libqgis-gui2.8.6 (>= 2.8.1), libqgis-networkanalysis2.8.6 (>= 2.0.1), libqscintilla2-12v5 (>= 2.8.4), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.6.1), libqt4-sql (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-svg (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtwebkit4, libqwt6abi1 (>= 6.1.2), libspatialite7 (>= 2.4.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python-qgis (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1build1), qgis-providers (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1build1), qgis-common (= 2.8.6+dfsg-1build1)
Recommends: qgis-provider-grass, qgis-plugin-globe
Suggests: gpsbabel
Conflicts: uim-qt3
Filename: pool/universe/q/qgis/qgis_2.8.6+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 4307606
MD5sum: 8da5175d9abbd9828ad2adbd5d5d1932
SHA1: 516b2ed344a8b5550b04568522587667e320ec11
SHA256: 4d6b606dd8789c79d2049abd9ea225d09a5313de76005da8ef6e48078a046703
Description-en: Geographic Information System (GIS)
A Geographic Information System (GIS) manages, analyzes, and displays
databases of geographic information. QGIS supports shape file viewing and
editing, spatial data storage with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, projection on-the-fly,
map composition, and a number of other features via a plugin interface. QGIS
also supports display of various georeferenced raster and Digital Elevation
Model (DEM) formats including GeoTIFF, Arc/Info ASCII Grid, and USGS ASCII
DEM.
Description-md5: 49f76973cc4c2bd4a16872b7a79659ad
Homepage: http://qgis.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu