How To Install gis-workstation on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gis-workstation

gis-workstation is:

This task sets up your system to be a GIS workstation to process geographical information and make maps.

There are three methods to install gis-workstation 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-workstation 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-workstation using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gis-workstation

Install gis-workstation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gis-workstation

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

sudo aptitude -y install gis-workstation

How To Uninstall gis-workstation on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gis-workstation

Uninstall gis-workstation And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gis-workstation

Remove gis-workstation Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gis-workstation

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

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

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

Dependencies

gis-workstation have the following dependencies:

• gis-tasks

References

• gis-workstation website

Summary

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