How To Install geotranz on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geotranz on Kali Linux.
What is geotranz
geotranz is:
GEOTRANZ (Geographic Translator) is an application program which allows you to easily convert geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map projections, and datums. Currently, twenty-five different coordinate systems, map projections, grids, and coding schemes, and over two hundred different datums, are supported.
The user interface of GEOTRANZ is similar to that of a calculator, but can also be used to efficiently convert large numbers of coordinates contained in text files.
GEOTRANZ is the Debian name of GEOTRANS, a product of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center.
This package contains the geotranz java graphical interface.
There are three methods to install geotranz 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 geotranz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geotranz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geotranzInstall geotranz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geotranz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geotranzInstall geotranz 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 geotranz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geotranzHow To Uninstall geotranz on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the geotranz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geotranzUninstall geotranz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geotranz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geotranzRemove geotranz Configurations and Data
To remove geotranz configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geotranzRemove geotranz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geotranz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geotranzDependencies
geotranz have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geotranz package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
