How To Install libshp2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshp2 on Kali Linux. libshp2 is Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshp2 on Kali Linux.

What is libshp2

libshp2 is:

The Shapefile format is a working and interchange format promoted by ESRI for simple vector data with attributes. It is apparently the only file format that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported and imported in ArcGis.

This package includes the shared library.

There are three methods to install libshp2 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 libshp2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libshp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshp2

Install libshp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshp2

Install libshp2 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 libshp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshp2

How To Uninstall libshp2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshp2

Uninstall libshp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshp2

Remove libshp2 Configurations and Data

To remove libshp2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshp2

Remove libshp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshp2

Dependencies

libshp2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshp2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.