How To Install gpsd-clients on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsd-clients on Kali Linux.
What is gpsd-clients
gpsd-clients is:
The gpsd service daemon can monitor one or more GPS devices connected to a host computer, making all data on the location and movements of the sensors available to be queried on TCP port 2947.
This package contains auxiliary tools and example clients for monitoring, testing, latency-profiling, device configuration and simulating gpsd.
There are three methods to install gpsd-clients 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 gpsd-clients Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpsd-clients using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpsd-clientsInstall gpsd-clients Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpsd-clients using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpsd-clientsInstall gpsd-clients 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 gpsd-clients using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpsd-clientsHow To Uninstall gpsd-clients on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gpsd-clients package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpsd-clientsUninstall gpsd-clients And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpsd-clients and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsd-clientsRemove gpsd-clients Configurations and Data
To remove gpsd-clients configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpsd-clientsRemove gpsd-clients configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpsd-clients configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsd-clientsDependencies
gpsd-clients have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsd-clients package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.