How To Install libspatialindex-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialindex-dev on Kali Linux. libspatialindex-dev is General framework for developing spatial indices - development files

Introduction

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

What is libspatialindex-dev

libspatialindex-dev is:

Spatialindex is a C++ library that provides a framework for developing spatial indices. Currently it defines generic interfaces, provides simple main memory and disk based storage managers and a robust implementation of an R*-tree, an MVR-tree and a TPR-tree.

This package contains the development files to build third parties programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libspatialindex-dev

Install libspatialindex-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libspatialindex-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libspatialindex-dev

How To Uninstall libspatialindex-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libspatialindex-dev

Uninstall libspatialindex-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialindex-dev

Remove libspatialindex-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialindex-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libspatialindex-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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