How To Install gpsbabel-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel-doc on Kali Linux.

What is gpsbabel-doc

gpsbabel-doc is:

GPSBabel converts waypoints, tracks, and routes from one format to another, whether that format is a common mapping format like Delorme, Streets and Trips, or even a serial upload or download to a GPS unit such as those from Garmin and Magellan.

GPSBabel supports dozens of data formats and will be useful for tasks such as geocaching, mapping, and converting from one GPS unit to another. Among the interesting formats it supports are several GPS devices via a serial link, various PDA-based mapping programs, and various Geocaching data formats.

This package contains the detailed documentation of gpsbabel.

There are three methods to install gpsbabel-doc 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 gpsbabel-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpsbabel-doc

Install gpsbabel-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpsbabel-doc

Install gpsbabel-doc 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 gpsbabel-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpsbabel-doc

How To Uninstall gpsbabel-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gpsbabel-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gpsbabel-doc

Uninstall gpsbabel-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsbabel-doc

Remove gpsbabel-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpsbabel-doc

Remove gpsbabel-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsbabel-doc

Dependencies

gpsbabel-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• gpsbabel-doc website

Summary

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