How To Install mkgmap-splitter on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkgmap-splitter on Kali Linux.

What is mkgmap-splitter

mkgmap-splitter is:

This program splits OpenStreetMap data into smaller tiles to fit within the Garmin map format limits as created by mkmap.

Main features:

• Variable sized tiles so that you don’t get a large number of tiny files.
• Tiles join exactly with no overlap or gaps.

There are three methods to install mkgmap-splitter 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 mkgmap-splitter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkgmap-splitter

Install mkgmap-splitter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkgmap-splitter

Install mkgmap-splitter 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 mkgmap-splitter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkgmap-splitter

How To Uninstall mkgmap-splitter on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mkgmap-splitter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mkgmap-splitter

Uninstall mkgmap-splitter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkgmap-splitter

Remove mkgmap-splitter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkgmap-splitter

Remove mkgmap-splitter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkgmap-splitter

Dependencies

mkgmap-splitter have the following dependencies:

• default-jre-headless

References

• mkgmap-splitter website

Summary

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