How to Install and Uninstall libshp2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libshp2" package

This guide let you learn how to install libshp2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libshp2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libshp2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libshp2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libshp2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libshp2 package on Kali Linux

Package: libshp2
Source: shapelib
Version: 1.5.0-2
Installed-Size: 101
Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Size: 43420
SHA256: 62fdacd5719c1854d5e7526a46f0e05c386d7bb5b5c0d2e19ee29f87ad612c6d
SHA1: 39c3a6e9b5663cc16e5bc72c6b57dc56036b3f72
MD5sum: aedc0efe3c1f025753d9b4adc134a858
Description: Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles
The Shapefile format is a working and interchange format promoted by
ESRI for simple vector data with attributes. It is apparently the only
file format that can be edited in ARCView 2/3, and can also be exported
and imported in ArcGis.
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This package includes the shared library.
Description-md5: 27308df3bd0a5b2c491e8c49163628f0
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://shapelib.maptools.org/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/shapelib/libshp2_1.5.0-2_amd64.deb