How to Install libshp-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install libshp-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

libshp-dev software package provides Library for reading and writing ArcView Shapefiles - development files, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libshp-dev 

libshp-dev is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libshp-dev package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libshp-dev *

You will get with libshp-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libshp-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Library development
Package libshp-dev
Version 1.2.10-7
Description Library for reading and writing ArcView Shapefiles - development files
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libshp-dev software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?