Install navit on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install navit
Learn how to install navit with the command sudo apt-get install navit on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of navit:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: navit
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install navit
Package Details | |
| Package: | navit |
| Version: | 0.5.0~svn4776+dfsg.1-3build1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://navit.sourceforge.net/ |
| Description: | Car navigation system with routing engine
Navit is a car navigation system with routing engine.
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Its modular design is capable of using vector maps of various formats for
routing and rendering of the displayed map. It's even possible to use multiple
maps at a time.
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The GTK+ or SDL user interfaces are designed to work well with touch screen
displays. Points of Interest of various formats are displayed on the map.
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The current vehicle position is either read from gpsd or directly from NMEA
GPS sensors.
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The routing engine not only calculates an optimal route to your destination,
but also generates directions and even speaks to you using speech-dispatcher.
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The Debian packaging for navit doesn't provide any map. To see, where you can
get maps from, see |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/misc |
How to install navit on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If navit is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L navit' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L navit Package `navit' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing navit:
After system update use the following command to install navit:
sudo apt-get install navit
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove navit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the navit from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the navit following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove navit
Following command is used to remove the navit package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove navit
This will remove navit and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing navit with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge navit
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove navit
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with navit package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.