How to Install Nominatim on Kali Linux Latest

Nominatim is a free and open-source tool that provides geocoding and reverse geocoding services for OpenStreetMap data. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Nominatim on Kali Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, please make sure that you have the following:

• Kali Linux latest version installed.
• Access to the root user account or sudo user account.

Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages before we can install Nominatim on Kali Linux. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake g++ libboost-dev libboost-system-dev \
libboost-filesystem-dev libexpat1-dev zlib1g-dev libxml2-dev \
libbz2-dev libpq-dev postgresql-server-dev-all php php-pgsql \
php-intl libicu-dev git

This command will install all the necessary packages that are required to build and run Nominatim.

Install PostgreSQL

Nominatim requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. Install PostgreSQL by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Create PostgreSQL User

Next, we need to create a new PostgreSQL user for Nominatim. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo su - postgres
createuser -s nominatim
exit

This will create a new PostgreSQL user named "nominatim".

Download and Build Nominatim

Next, we need to download and build Nominatim. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

mkdir nominatim && cd nominatim
wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.7.2.tar.bz2
tar xf Nominatim-3.7.2.tar.bz2
cd Nominatim-3.7.2
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

This will download Nominatim, extract the files, build it, and finally install it on your system.

Set Up Nominatim Database

Next, we need to set up the Nominatim database. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo su - postgres
createdb -E UTF-8 -O nominatim nominatim
exit
sudo /home/YOUR-USERNAME/nominatim/Nominatim-3.7.2/utils/setup.php —osm-file /path/to/your/osmdata.pbf --all --threads 4

Replace YOUR-USERNAME with your username and /path/to/your/osmdata.pbf with the path to your OSM data file.

This will create a new database named "nominatim" and import the OSM data into it.

Start Nominatim Service

Finally, start the Nominatim service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start nominatim.service

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have installed Nominatim on Kali Linux latest. You can now use Nominatim to provide geocoding and reverse geocoding services for OpenStreetMap data.