How To Install libspatialite-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialite-dev on Kali Linux. libspatialite-dev is Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files

Introduction

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

What is libspatialite-dev

libspatialite-dev is:

The SpatiaLite extension enables SQLite to support spatial (geometry) data in a way conformant to OpenGis specifications, with both WKT and WKB formats.

Spatialite also includes Virtualshape and Virtualtext to enable accessing shapefiles and csv/text files as virtual tables.

This package contains development files (static libraries and header files).

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

sudo apt-get -y install libspatialite-dev

Install libspatialite-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libspatialite-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libspatialite-dev

How To Uninstall libspatialite-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libspatialite-dev

Uninstall libspatialite-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspatialite-dev

Remove libspatialite-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libspatialite-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libspatialite-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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