How To Install libgeographic-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgeographic-dev
libgeographic-dev is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains the files used to develop applications that use the GeographicLib library.
There are three methods to install libgeographic-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 libgeographic-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeographic-devInstall libgeographic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeographic-devInstall libgeographic-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeographic-devHow To Uninstall libgeographic-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgeographic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeographic-devUninstall libgeographic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeographic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeographic-devRemove libgeographic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgeographic-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeographic-devRemove libgeographic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeographic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeographic-devDependencies
libgeographic-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
