How to Install libgeonames-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install libgeonames-dev software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

libgeonames-dev software package provides geonames - library development files, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

libgeonames-dev is installed in your system.

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

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

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

libgeonames-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Library development
Package libgeonames-dev
Version 0.2+16.04.20160426-0ubuntu1
Description geonames - library development files
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libgeonames-dev software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?