How To Install geographiclib-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geographiclib-tools on Kali Linux.
What is geographiclib-tools
geographiclib-tools is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains some core tools based on the GeographicLib library.
There are three methods to install geographiclib-tools 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 geographiclib-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geographiclib-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geographiclib-toolsInstall geographiclib-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geographiclib-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geographiclib-toolsInstall geographiclib-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geographiclib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geographiclib-toolsHow To Uninstall geographiclib-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the geographiclib-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geographiclib-toolsUninstall geographiclib-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geographiclib-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geographiclib-toolsRemove geographiclib-tools Configurations and Data
To remove geographiclib-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geographiclib-toolsRemove geographiclib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geographiclib-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geographiclib-toolsDependencies
geographiclib-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geographiclib-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
