How To Install libtf0d on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf0d on Debian 9. libtf0d is Robot OS tf transform library to keep track of multiple coordinate frames

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf0d on Debian 9.

What is libtf0d

libtf0d is:

tf is a package that lets the user keep track of multiple coordinate frames over time. tf maintains the relationship between coordinate frames in a tree structure buffered in time, and lets the user transform points, vectors, etc between any two coordinate frames at any desired point in time.

This package contains the library itself.

There are three methods to install libtf0d 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 libtf0d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtf0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtf0d

Install libtf0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtf0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtf0d

Install libtf0d 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 libtf0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtf0d

How To Uninstall libtf0d on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtf0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtf0d

Uninstall libtf0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtf0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtf0d

Remove libtf0d Configurations and Data

To remove libtf0d configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtf0d

Remove libtf0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtf0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtf0d

Dependencies

libtf0d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf0d package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.