How To Install gpsd-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsd-tools on Kali Linux.
What is gpsd-tools
gpsd-tools 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 the most common tools ‘gpsmon’ and ‘cgps’ used to access a GPS device.
There are three methods to install gpsd-tools 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-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpsd-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpsd-toolsInstall gpsd-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gpsd-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpsd-toolsInstall gpsd-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpsd-toolsHow To Uninstall gpsd-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gpsd-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpsd-toolsUninstall gpsd-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpsd-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsd-toolsRemove gpsd-tools Configurations and Data
To remove gpsd-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpsd-toolsRemove gpsd-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpsd-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsd-toolsDependencies
gpsd-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsd-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.