How To Install libmapnik-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapnik-dev on Kali Linux. libmapnik-dev is C++ toolkit for developing GIS applications (devel)

Introduction

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

What is libmapnik-dev

libmapnik-dev is:

Mapnik is an OpenSource C++ toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.

Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), the library doesn’t rely on “windowing systems” and is intended to work in multi-threaded environments

This package contains the development headers, API documentation, and build utilities.

There are three methods to install libmapnik-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 libmapnik-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 libmapnik-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmapnik-dev

Install libmapnik-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmapnik-dev

Install libmapnik-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 libmapnik-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmapnik-dev

How To Uninstall libmapnik-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmapnik-dev

Uninstall libmapnik-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmapnik-dev

Remove libmapnik-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmapnik-dev

Remove libmapnik-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmapnik-dev

Dependencies

libmapnik-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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