How To Install libotb-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libotb-dev on Kali Linux. libotb-dev is Free library of image processing algorithms - development

Introduction

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

What is libotb-dev

libotb-dev is:

ORFEO Toolbox (OTB) is distributed as an open source library of image processing algorithms. OTB is based on the medical image processing library ITK and offers particular functionalities for remote sensing image processing in general and for high spatial resolution images in particular.

This package contains the development files needed to build your own OTB applications and modules.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libotb-dev

Install libotb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libotb-dev

Install libotb-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 libotb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libotb-dev

How To Uninstall libotb-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libotb-dev

Uninstall libotb-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotb-dev

Remove libotb-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libotb-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libotb-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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