How To Install qgis-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-server on Kali Linux. qgis-server is QGIS server providing various OGC services

Introduction

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

What is qgis-server

qgis-server is:

QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.

This package contains the QGIS server.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qgis-server

Install qgis-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qgis-server

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

sudo aptitude -y install qgis-server

How To Uninstall qgis-server on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qgis-server

Uninstall qgis-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgis-server

Remove qgis-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qgis-server

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

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

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

Dependencies

qgis-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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