How To Install librttopo-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librttopo-dev on Kali Linux. librttopo-dev is Tuscany Region topology library - Development files

Introduction

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

What is librttopo-dev

librttopo-dev is:

The RT Topology Library exposes an API to create and manage standard (ISO 13249 aka SQL/MM) topologies using user-provided data stores.

The code is derived from PostGIS liblwgeom library enhanced to provide thread-safety, have less dependencies and be independent from PostGIS release cycles.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librttopo-dev

Install librttopo-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librttopo-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librttopo-dev

How To Uninstall librttopo-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librttopo-dev

Uninstall librttopo-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librttopo-dev

Remove librttopo-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librttopo-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librttopo-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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