How To Install libqgis-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqgis-dev on Kali Linux. libqgis-dev is QGIS - development files

Introduction

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

What is libqgis-dev

libqgis-dev is:

QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.

This package contains the headers and libraries needed to develop plugins for QGIS.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libqgis-dev

Install libqgis-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libqgis-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libqgis-dev

How To Uninstall libqgis-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libqgis-dev

Uninstall libqgis-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqgis-dev

Remove libqgis-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libqgis-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libqgis-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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