How To Install josm-installer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install josm-installer on Kali Linux. josm-installer is Editor for OpenStreetMap (installer)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install josm-installer on Kali Linux.

What is josm-installer

josm-installer is:

JOSM is an editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) written in Java. The current version supports stand alone GPX tracks, GPX track data from OSM database and existing nodes, line segments and metadata tags from the OSM database.

OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways.

This package provides a script to install the upstream JARs.

There are three methods to install josm-installer on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install josm-installer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install josm-installer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install josm-installer

Install josm-installer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install josm-installer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install josm-installer

Install josm-installer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install josm-installer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install josm-installer

How To Uninstall josm-installer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the josm-installer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove josm-installer

Uninstall josm-installer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall josm-installer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove josm-installer

Remove josm-installer Configurations and Data

To remove josm-installer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge josm-installer

Remove josm-installer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove josm-installer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge josm-installer

Dependencies

josm-installer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install josm-installer package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.