How To Install gis-devel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-devel on Kali Linux. gis-devel is Geographic Information Systems (GIS) development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gis-devel on Kali Linux.

What is gis-devel

gis-devel is:

This task sets up your system for GIS development.

There are three methods to install gis-devel 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 gis-devel Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gis-devel

Install gis-devel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gis-devel

Install gis-devel 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 gis-devel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gis-devel

How To Uninstall gis-devel on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gis-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gis-devel

Uninstall gis-devel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gis-devel

Remove gis-devel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gis-devel

Remove gis-devel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gis-devel

Dependencies

gis-devel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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