How To Install libroslib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroslib-dev on Kali Linux. libroslib-dev is development files for roslib (Robot OS)

Introduction

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

What is libroslib-dev

libroslib-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It provides the base dependencies and support libraries for ROS. roslib contains many of the common data structures and tools that are shared across ROS client library implementations.

This package contains the development files for the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libroslib-dev

Install libroslib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libroslib-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libroslib-dev

How To Uninstall libroslib-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libroslib-dev

Uninstall libroslib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libroslib-dev

Remove libroslib-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libroslib-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libroslib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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