How to Install libshp-dev in Ubuntu 18.04



Install libshp-dev by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libshp-dev

Description:

Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - development files

The Shapefile format is a working and interchange format promoted by ESRI for simple vector data with attributes. It is apparently the only file format that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported and imported in ArcGis. . This package includes the development files.

Homepage: http://shapelib.maptools.org/

Version: 1.4.1-1

Section: universe/libdevel