How To Install mapcode on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mapcode

mapcode is:

A mapcode represents a location. Every location on Earth can be represented by a mapcode. Mapcodes were designed to be short, easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are precise to a few meters, which is good enough for every-day use. Locations in densely populated areas often get shorter mapcodes. See http://www.mapcode.com/

This package contains a command line utility that can convert to and from mapcodes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mapcode

Install mapcode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mapcode

Install mapcode 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 mapcode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mapcode

How To Uninstall mapcode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mapcode

Uninstall mapcode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapcode

Remove mapcode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mapcode

Remove mapcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapcode

Dependencies

mapcode have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mapcode website

Summary

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