How To Install gpsman on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gpsman

gpsman is:

GPS Manager (GPSMan) is a graphical manager of GPS data that makes possible the preparation, inspection and edition of GPS data in a friendly environment. GPSMan supports communication and real-time logging with both Garmin and Lowrance receivers and accepts real-time logging information in NMEA 0183 from any GPS receiver.

There are three methods to install gpsman 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 gpsman Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpsman

Install gpsman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpsman

Install gpsman 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 gpsman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpsman

How To Uninstall gpsman on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gpsman

Uninstall gpsman And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsman

Remove gpsman Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gpsman

Remove gpsman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsman

Dependencies

gpsman have the following dependencies:

• tk

References

• gpsman website

Summary

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