How To Install mapnik-reference on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mapnik-reference

mapnik-reference is:

mapnik-reference specifies mapnik structures, styles, symbolizers, and the list of their properties, in JSON format. It is useful for building parsers, tests, compilers, and syntax highlighting or syntax checking.

Mapnik is a C++/Python toolkit for developing GIS applications.

Node.js is an event-based server-side javascript engine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mapnik-reference

Install mapnik-reference Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mapnik-reference

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

sudo aptitude -y install mapnik-reference

How To Uninstall mapnik-reference on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mapnik-reference

Uninstall mapnik-reference And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapnik-reference

Remove mapnik-reference Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mapnik-reference

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

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

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

Dependencies

mapnik-reference have the following dependencies:

• nodejs
• node-lodash
• node-semver

References

• mapnik-reference website

Summary

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