How To Install apriltag on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apriltag on Kali Linux.
What is apriltag
apriltag is:
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This package provides the commandline tools
There are three methods to install apriltag 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 apriltag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apriltag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apriltagInstall apriltag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apriltag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apriltagInstall apriltag 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 apriltag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apriltagHow To Uninstall apriltag on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apriltag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apriltagUninstall apriltag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apriltag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apriltagRemove apriltag Configurations and Data
To remove apriltag configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apriltagRemove apriltag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apriltag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apriltagDependencies
apriltag have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apriltag package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.