How to install mapserver-bin On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove mapserver-bin Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install mapserver-bin On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package mapserver-bin from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of mapserver-bin:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: mapserver-bin

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install mapserver-bin

Package Details

Package:mapserver-bin
Version:7.0.0-9ubuntu3
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.mapserver.org
Description:MapServer utilities
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/devel

How to install mapserver-bin on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install mapserver-bin On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove mapserver-bin Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If mapserver-bin is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L mapserver-bin' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L mapserver-bin
dpkg-query: package 'mapserver-bin' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing mapserver-bin:

After system update use the following command to install mapserver-bin:

sudo apt-get install mapserver-bin

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove mapserver-bin from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the mapserver-bin from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the mapserver-bin following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  mapserver-bin

Following command is used to remove the mapserver-bin package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove mapserver-bin

This will remove mapserver-bin and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing mapserver-bin with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge mapserver-bin

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove mapserver-bin

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with mapserver-bin package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.