How To Install mapserver-bin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-bin on Kali Linux.
What is mapserver-bin
mapserver-bin is:
This package provides command-line utilities for MapServer.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. Scripting functionality in MapScript is provided by the suggested mapscript library packages.
There are three methods to install mapserver-bin 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 mapserver-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mapserver-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mapserver-binInstall mapserver-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mapserver-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mapserver-binInstall mapserver-bin 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 mapserver-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mapserver-binHow To Uninstall mapserver-bin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mapserver-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mapserver-binUninstall mapserver-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mapserver-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mapserver-binRemove mapserver-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mapserver-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mapserver-binRemove mapserver-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mapserver-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mapserver-binDependencies
mapserver-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mapserver-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
