How To Install libmrpt-tfest1.4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-tfest1.4 on Debian 9. libmrpt-tfest1.4 is Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit - tfest library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-tfest1.4 on Debian 9.

What is libmrpt-tfest1.4

libmrpt-tfest1.4 is:

The Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit (MRPT) is an extensive, cross-platform, and open source C++ library aimed to help robotics researchers to design and implement algorithms in the fields of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM, Graph-SLAM, Bundle Adjustment), computer vision, and motion planning (obstacle avoidance).

This package includes the mrpt-tfest library.

More about MRPT libraries in: http://www.mrpt.org/Libraries

There are three methods to install libmrpt-tfest1.4 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmrpt-tfest1.4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-tfest1.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmrpt-tfest1.4

Install libmrpt-tfest1.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-tfest1.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmrpt-tfest1.4

Install libmrpt-tfest1.4 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 libmrpt-tfest1.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmrpt-tfest1.4

How To Uninstall libmrpt-tfest1.4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmrpt-tfest1.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmrpt-tfest1.4

Uninstall libmrpt-tfest1.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmrpt-tfest1.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmrpt-tfest1.4

Remove libmrpt-tfest1.4 Configurations and Data

To remove libmrpt-tfest1.4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmrpt-tfest1.4

Remove libmrpt-tfest1.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmrpt-tfest1.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmrpt-tfest1.4

Dependencies

libmrpt-tfest1.4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-tfest1.4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.