How To Install libjs-openlayers on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-openlayers on Kali Linux.

What is libjs-openlayers

libjs-openlayers is:

OpenLayers is a pure JavaScript library for displaying map data in most modern web browsers, with no server-side dependencies.

OpenLayers implements a JavaScript API for building rich web-based geographic applications, similar to the Google Maps and MSN Virtual Earth APIs.

There are three methods to install libjs-openlayers 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 libjs-openlayers Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libjs-openlayers

Install libjs-openlayers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libjs-openlayers

Install libjs-openlayers 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 libjs-openlayers using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjs-openlayers

How To Uninstall libjs-openlayers on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjs-openlayers package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjs-openlayers

Uninstall libjs-openlayers And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-openlayers

Remove libjs-openlayers Configurations and Data

To remove libjs-openlayers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-openlayers

Remove libjs-openlayers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-openlayers

Dependencies

libjs-openlayers have the following dependencies:

References

• libjs-openlayers website

Summary

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