How To Install proj-bin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proj-bin on Kali Linux.
What is proj-bin
proj-bin is:
Proj and invproj perform respective forward and inverse transformation of cartographic data to or from Cartesian data with a wide range of selectable projection functions (over 100 projections).
Geod and invgeod perform geodesic (Great Circle) computations for determining latitude, longitude and back azimuth of a terminus point given a initial point latitude, longitude, azimuth and distance (direct) or the forward and back azimuths and distance between an initial and terminus point latitudes and longitudes (inverse).
This package provides the PROJ binary tools.
There are three methods to install proj-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 proj-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install proj-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proj-binInstall proj-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install proj-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proj-binInstall proj-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install proj-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proj-binHow To Uninstall proj-bin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the proj-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proj-binUninstall proj-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proj-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proj-binRemove proj-bin Configurations and Data
To remove proj-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proj-binRemove proj-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proj-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proj-binDependencies
proj-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proj-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
