How To Install saga on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install saga on Kali Linux. saga is System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install saga on Kali Linux.

What is saga

saga is:

SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a free and open source geographic information system used for editing and analysing spatial data. It includes a large number of modules for the analysis of vector (point, line and polygon), table, grid and image data. Among others the package includes modules for geostatistics, image classification, projections, simulation of dynamic processes (hydrology, landscape development) and terrain analysis. The functionality can be accessed through a GUI, the command line or by using the C++ API.

There are three methods to install saga 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 saga Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install saga

Install saga Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install saga using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install saga

Install saga 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 saga using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install saga

How To Uninstall saga on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the saga package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove saga

Uninstall saga And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove saga

Remove saga Configurations and Data

To remove saga configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge saga

Remove saga configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge saga

Dependencies

saga have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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