How To Install xastir-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xastir-data on Kali Linux.

What is xastir-data

xastir-data is:

Xastir is an APRS client for X. APRS is the Automatic Position Reporting System, a system where objects report their position (usually obtained from GPS) on the air; Xastir displays this information graphically.

This package contains the architecture-independent data files.

There are three methods to install xastir-data 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 xastir-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xastir-data

Install xastir-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xastir-data

Install xastir-data 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 xastir-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xastir-data

How To Uninstall xastir-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xastir-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xastir-data

Uninstall xastir-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xastir-data

Remove xastir-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xastir-data

Remove xastir-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xastir-data

Dependencies

xastir-data have the following dependencies:

References

• xastir-data website

Summary

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