How To Install python3-mapscript on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapscript on Kali Linux.
What is python3-mapscript
python3-mapscript is:
Python MapScript provides MapServer functions for Python scripts.
MapServer is a CGI-based framework for Internet map services which supports Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.
There are three methods to install python3-mapscript 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 python3-mapscript Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-mapscript using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-mapscriptInstall python3-mapscript Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-mapscript using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-mapscriptInstall python3-mapscript 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 python3-mapscript using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-mapscriptHow To Uninstall python3-mapscript on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-mapscript package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-mapscriptUninstall python3-mapscript And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-mapscript and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mapscriptRemove python3-mapscript Configurations and Data
To remove python3-mapscript configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mapscriptRemove python3-mapscript configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-mapscript configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-mapscriptDependencies
python3-mapscript have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mapscript package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.