How To Install gpsbabel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Kali Linux. gpsbabel is GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units

Introduction

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

What is gpsbabel

gpsbabel 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.

Among others GPSBabel supports the following formats:

Cetus, CoPilot Flight Planner, CSV, Custom CSV, Delorme Street Atlas, Delorme Street Atlas 2004 Plus, Delorms GPS Log, Delorme routes, DNA, EasyGPS Binary, Fugawi, Garmin serial, Geocaching.com loc, GeocachingDB, Geoniche, GPilotS, GPSDrive, GPSman, GPSPilot, gpsutil, GPX, Holux, IGC, Magellan serial, Magellan SD, Magellan Navigator Companion, Mapopolis.Com Mapconverter, Mapsend, Mapsource, Maptech, Microsoft Streets and Trips, Navicache, Netstumbler, NIMA/GNIS Geographic Names, NMEA sentences, OziExplorer, PalmDoc, PCX5, PocketStreets 2002 Pushpin, PSITrex, Quovadis, Tab-separated data, Tiger, TopoMapPro, Topo by National Geographic, xcsv, xmap, xmapwpt.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpsbabel

Install gpsbabel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpsbabel

Install gpsbabel 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpsbabel

How To Uninstall gpsbabel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gpsbabel

Uninstall gpsbabel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsbabel

Remove gpsbabel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpsbabel

Remove gpsbabel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsbabel

Dependencies

gpsbabel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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