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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-docInstall mapnik-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapnik-docInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mapnik-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-docHow 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-docUninstall 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-docRemove 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-docRemove 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-docDependencies
mapnik-doc have the following dependencies:
References
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.
