How To Install cgi-mapserver on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgi-mapserver on Kali Linux.
What is cgi-mapserver
This package contains the mapserv CGI program. It provides the MapServer template language, and can be used to implement Web Map Service applications.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. Scripting functionality in MapScript is provided by the suggested mapscript library packages.
There are three ways to install cgi-mapserver 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 cgi-mapserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cgi-mapserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cgi-mapserver
Install cgi-mapserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cgi-mapserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cgi-mapserver
Install cgi-mapserver Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 cgi-mapserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cgi-mapserver
How To Uninstall cgi-mapserver on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cgi-mapserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cgi-mapserver
Uninstall cgi-mapserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cgi-mapserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cgi-mapserver
Remove cgi-mapserver Configurations and Data
To remove cgi-mapserver configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cgi-mapserver
Remove cgi-mapserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cgi-mapserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cgi-mapserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgi-mapserver using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.