How To Install librtimulib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtimulib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. librtimulib-dev is Versatile C++ and Python 9-dof, 10-dof and 11-dof IMU library (dev files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtimulib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is librtimulib-dev

librtimulib-dev is:

The simplest way to connect a 9-dof, 10-dof or 11-dof IMU to an embedded Linux system and obtain Kalman-filtered quaternion or Euler angle pose data. Basically, two simple function calls (IMUInit() and IMURead()) are pretty much all that’s needed to integrate RTIMULib.

This package provides the development files.

There are three methods to install librtimulib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install librtimulib-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 librtimulib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librtimulib-dev

Install librtimulib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librtimulib-dev

Install librtimulib-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install librtimulib-dev

How To Uninstall librtimulib-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove librtimulib-dev

Uninstall librtimulib-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librtimulib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtimulib-dev

Remove librtimulib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove librtimulib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librtimulib-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtimulib-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.