How To Install osmpbf-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmpbf-bin on Kali Linux. osmpbf-bin is OpenStreetMap PBF file format library - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmpbf-bin on Kali Linux.

What is osmpbf-bin

osmpbf-bin is:

Osmpbf is a Java/C library to read and write OpenStreetMap PBF files. PBF (Protocol buffer Binary Format) is a binary file format for OpenStreetMap data that uses Google Protocol Buffers as low-level storage.

This package provides various tools to deal with OpenStreetMap PBF file format.

There are three methods to install osmpbf-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 osmpbf-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osmpbf-bin

Install osmpbf-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osmpbf-bin

Install osmpbf-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install osmpbf-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmpbf-bin

How To Uninstall osmpbf-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osmpbf-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osmpbf-bin

Uninstall osmpbf-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmpbf-bin

Remove osmpbf-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge osmpbf-bin

Remove osmpbf-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmpbf-bin

Dependencies

osmpbf-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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