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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "shapelib" package

Please follow the guidance below to install shapelib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall shapelib on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: shapelib
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 834
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.3.0-5
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libproj9 (>= 4.8.0), libshp2 (>= 1.3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Filename: pool/universe/s/shapelib/shapelib_1.3.0-5_amd64.deb
Size: 108728
MD5sum: c4bcce64dd0cf931ec90068cb2357e0b
SHA1: 1a6a36d9ab6ff5548fe2edf3e127ffb2a8eb3476
SHA256: 05587750c4159e8ae078304937b97c1bee491b845c55503d5fedd86f28a174c3
Description-en: Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - tools
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 contains a useful set of tools to manage shapefiles.
Description-md5: 5f083296a799739148faca7ef3b89dc6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://shapelib.maptools.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu