How to Install geoip-database software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

How to Install geoip-database software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

geoip-database software package provides IP lookup command line tools that use the GeoIP library (country database), you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) 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 Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus
Section Network
Package geoip-database
Version 20161109-1
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 Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)?