How To Install libapriltag-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapriltag-dev on Debian 11. libapriltag-dev is AprilTags Visual Fiducial System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapriltag-dev on Debian 11.

What is libapriltag-dev

libapriltag-dev is:

AprilTag is a visual fiducial system, useful for a wide variety of tasks including augmented reality, robotics, and camera calibration. Targets can be created from an ordinary printer, and the AprilTag detection software computes the precise 3D position, orientation, and identity of the tags relative to the camera. The AprilTag library is implemented in C with no external dependencies. It is designed to be easily included in other applications, as well as be portable to embedded devices. Real-time performance can be achieved even on cell-phone grade processors.

This package includes the development files

There are three methods to install libapriltag-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libapriltag-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libapriltag-dev

Install libapriltag-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libapriltag-dev

Install libapriltag-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libapriltag-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapriltag-dev

How To Uninstall libapriltag-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libapriltag-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapriltag-dev

Uninstall libapriltag-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapriltag-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapriltag-dev

Remove libapriltag-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libapriltag-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapriltag-dev

Remove libapriltag-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapriltag-dev

Dependencies

libapriltag-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapriltag-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.