How To Install postgis-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgis-doc on Kali Linux. postgis-doc is Geographic objects support for PostgreSQL – documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgis-doc on Kali Linux.

What is postgis-doc

postgis-doc is:

PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS “spatially enables” the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRI’s SDE or Oracle’s Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS “Simple Features Specification for SQL”.

This package contains the PostGIS documentation.

There are three methods to install postgis-doc 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 postgis-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install postgis-doc

Install postgis-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install postgis-doc

Install postgis-doc 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 postgis-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgis-doc

How To Uninstall postgis-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the postgis-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgis-doc

Uninstall postgis-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgis-doc

Remove postgis-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge postgis-doc

Remove postgis-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgis-doc

Dependencies

postgis-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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