How To Install pdal-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdal-doc on Kali Linux.
What is pdal-doc
pdal-doc is:
PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.
PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.
This package contains the PDAL documentation.
There are three methods to install pdal-doc 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 pdal-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pdal-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdal-docInstall pdal-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pdal-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdal-docInstall pdal-doc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pdal-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdal-docHow To Uninstall pdal-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pdal-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdal-docUninstall pdal-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdal-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdal-docRemove pdal-doc Configurations and Data
To remove pdal-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdal-docRemove pdal-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdal-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdal-docDependencies
pdal-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdal-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
