How To Install qgis-providers on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgis-providers on Kali Linux. qgis-providers is collection of data providers to QGIS

Introduction

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

What is `qgis-providers`

qgis-providers is:

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

This package contains the provider plugins for QGIS.

There are three methods to install qgis-providers 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-providers 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-providers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qgis-providers

Install qgis-providers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qgis-providers

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

sudo aptitude -y install qgis-providers

How To Uninstall qgis-providers on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qgis-providers

Uninstall qgis-providers And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgis-providers

Remove qgis-providers Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qgis-providers

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

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

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

Dependencies

qgis-providers have the following dependencies:

References

qgis-providers website

Summary

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