How To Install foxtrotgps on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install foxtrotgps on Kali Linux. foxtrotgps is GTK+ mapping and GPS application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install foxtrotgps on Kali Linux.

What is foxtrotgps

foxtrotgps is:

foxtrotGPS is a map and GPS application. By default, it uses maps from OpenStreetMap. The available features include downloading and displaying tiled maps, recording GPS tracks, automatic map centering, storing points of interest, geocoding photos, setting waypoints, monitoring heartrate via Bluetooth, planning travel routes and finding travel routes using external services on the Internet based on OpenStreetMap.

There are three methods to install foxtrotgps 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 foxtrotgps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install foxtrotgps

Install foxtrotgps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install foxtrotgps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install foxtrotgps

Install foxtrotgps 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 foxtrotgps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install foxtrotgps

How To Uninstall foxtrotgps on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the foxtrotgps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove foxtrotgps

Uninstall foxtrotgps And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove foxtrotgps

Remove foxtrotgps Configurations and Data

To remove foxtrotgps configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge foxtrotgps

Remove foxtrotgps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foxtrotgps

Dependencies

foxtrotgps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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