How to Install geoip-database software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install geoip-database software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

geoip-database software package provides IP lookup command line tools that use the GeoIP library (country database), you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install geoip-database 

geoip-database is installed in your system.

Make ensure the geoip-database package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep geoip-database *

You will get with geoip-database package name, version, architecture and description in a table

geoip-database package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Network
Package geoip-database
Version 20130213-1
Description IP lookup command line tools that use the GeoIP library (country database)
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove geoip-database software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?