How To Install libgeocode-glib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-dev on Kali Linux. libgeocode-glib-dev is development files for geocode-glib library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeocode-glib-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgeocode-glib-dev

libgeocode-glib-dev is:

Geocode-glib allows you to do geocoding (going from a place name, to a longitude/latitude pair) and reverse geocoding (finding a place name from coordinates) using the Nominatim service.

This library should be used in place of Geoclue’s D-Bus API for geocoding and reverse geocoding.

This package contains the development files for geocode-glib.

There are three methods to install libgeocode-glib-dev 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 libgeocode-glib-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgeocode-glib-dev

Install libgeocode-glib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeocode-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeocode-glib-dev

Install libgeocode-glib-dev 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 libgeocode-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeocode-glib-dev

How To Uninstall libgeocode-glib-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgeocode-glib-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeocode-glib-dev

Uninstall libgeocode-glib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeocode-glib-dev

Remove libgeocode-glib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgeocode-glib-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeocode-glib-dev

Remove libgeocode-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeocode-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeocode-glib-dev

Dependencies

libgeocode-glib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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