How To Install libogdi-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libogdi-dev on Kali Linux. libogdi-dev is Open Geographic Datastore Interface Library – development

Introduction

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

What is libogdi-dev

libogdi-dev is:

OGDI is the Open Geographic Datastore Interface. OGDI is an application programming interface (API) that uses a standardized access methods to work in conjunction with GIS software packages (the application) and various geospatial data products. OGDI uses a client/server architecture to facilitate the dissemination of geospatial data products over any TCP/IP network, and a driver-oriented approach to facilitate access to several geospatial data products/formats.

This package contains the development files to build OGDI enabled programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libogdi-dev

Install libogdi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libogdi-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libogdi-dev

How To Uninstall libogdi-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libogdi-dev

Uninstall libogdi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libogdi-dev

Remove libogdi-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libogdi-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libogdi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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