How To Install otb-qgis on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install otb-qgis on Kali Linux. otb-qgis is ORFEO Toolbox library - otbQgisDescriptor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install otb-qgis on Kali Linux.

What is otb-qgis

otb-qgis is:

ORFEO Toolbox (OTB) is distributed as an open source library of image processing algorithms. OTB is based on the medical image processing library ITK and offers particular functionalities for remote sensing image processing in general and for high spatial resolution images in particular.

This package contains the otbQgisDescriptor application.

There are three methods to install otb-qgis 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 otb-qgis Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install otb-qgis

Install otb-qgis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install otb-qgis

Install otb-qgis 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 otb-qgis using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install otb-qgis

How To Uninstall otb-qgis on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the otb-qgis package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove otb-qgis

Uninstall otb-qgis And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove otb-qgis

Remove otb-qgis Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge otb-qgis

Remove otb-qgis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge otb-qgis

Dependencies

otb-qgis have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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