How To Install libmap-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmap-msgs-dev on Kali Linux. libmap-msgs-dev is C/C++ headers for map-related ROS Messages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmap-msgs-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmap-msgs-dev

libmap-msgs-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). This package defines messages commonly used in mapping packages.

It contains the map-related C++ headers.

There are three methods to install libmap-msgs-dev 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 libmap-msgs-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 libmap-msgs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmap-msgs-dev

Install libmap-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmap-msgs-dev

Install libmap-msgs-dev 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 libmap-msgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmap-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libmap-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmap-msgs-dev

Uninstall libmap-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmap-msgs-dev

Remove libmap-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmap-msgs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmap-msgs-dev

Remove libmap-msgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmap-msgs-dev

Dependencies

libmap-msgs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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