How To Install osm2pgrouting on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osm2pgrouting on Kali Linux. osm2pgrouting is Tool to import OpenStreetMap data into a pgRouting database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osm2pgrouting on Kali Linux.

What is osm2pgrouting

osm2pgrouting is:

osm2pgrouting is a command line tool that makes it easy to import OpenStreetMap data into a pgRouting database. It builds the routing network topology automatically and creates tables for feature types and road classes. pgRouting has to be installed to be able to run osm2pgrouting.

There are three methods to install osm2pgrouting 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 osm2pgrouting Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install osm2pgrouting using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install osm2pgrouting

Install osm2pgrouting Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install osm2pgrouting using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install osm2pgrouting

Install osm2pgrouting 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 osm2pgrouting using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osm2pgrouting

How To Uninstall osm2pgrouting on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osm2pgrouting package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osm2pgrouting

Uninstall osm2pgrouting And Its Dependencies

To uninstall osm2pgrouting and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osm2pgrouting

Remove osm2pgrouting Configurations and Data

To remove osm2pgrouting configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osm2pgrouting

Remove osm2pgrouting configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove osm2pgrouting configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osm2pgrouting

Dependencies

osm2pgrouting have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install osm2pgrouting package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.