How To Install libsfcgal1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal1 on Kali Linux. libsfcgal1 is Library for ISO 19107

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsfcgal1

libsfcgal1 is:

SFCGAL is a C++ wrapper library around CGAL with the aim of supporting ISO 19107:2013 and OGC Simple Features Access 1.2 for 3D operations.

SFCGAL provides standard compliant geometry types and operations, that can be accessed from its C or C++ APIs. PostGIS uses the C API, to expose some SFCGAL’s functions in spatial databases (cf. PostGIS manual).

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsfcgal1 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 libsfcgal1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfcgal1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsfcgal1

Install libsfcgal1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsfcgal1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsfcgal1

Install libsfcgal1 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 libsfcgal1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsfcgal1

How To Uninstall libsfcgal1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsfcgal1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsfcgal1

Uninstall libsfcgal1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsfcgal1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfcgal1

Remove libsfcgal1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsfcgal1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsfcgal1

Remove libsfcgal1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsfcgal1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfcgal1

Dependencies

libsfcgal1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfcgal1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.