How To Install mapnik-doc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mapnik-doc on Kali Linux.

What is mapnik-doc

mapnik-doc is:

Mapnik is an OpenSource C++ toolkit for developing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. At the core is a C++ shared library providing algorithms/patterns for spatial data access and visualization.

Essentially a collection of geographic objects (map, layer, datasource, feature, geometry), the library doesn’t rely on “windowing systems” and is intended to work in multi-threaded environments

This package contains developer documentation.

There are three methods to install mapnik-doc 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 mapnik-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-doc

Install mapnik-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mapnik-doc

Install mapnik-doc 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 mapnik-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-doc

How To Uninstall mapnik-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mapnik-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mapnik-doc

Uninstall mapnik-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapnik-doc

Remove mapnik-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mapnik-doc

Remove mapnik-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapnik-doc

Dependencies

mapnik-doc have the following dependencies:

References

• mapnik-doc website

Summary

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