imposm software package provides importer for OpenStreetMap data, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install imposm
imposm is installed in your system.
Make ensure the imposm package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep imposm *
You will get with imposm package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | imposm |
| Version | 2.3.2-2 |
| Description | importer for OpenStreetMap data |
| Sub Section | Web |