How To Install node-geographiclib on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-geographiclib on Kali Linux.

What is node-geographiclib

node-geographiclib is:

GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.

This package contains the GeographicLib Node.js module.

There are three methods to install node-geographiclib 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 node-geographiclib Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-geographiclib

Install node-geographiclib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install node-geographiclib

Install node-geographiclib 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 node-geographiclib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-geographiclib

How To Uninstall node-geographiclib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-geographiclib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-geographiclib

Uninstall node-geographiclib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-geographiclib

Remove node-geographiclib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge node-geographiclib

Remove node-geographiclib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-geographiclib

Dependencies

node-geographiclib have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-geographiclib website

Summary

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