How To Install libcv-bridge2d on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv-bridge2d on Kali Linux. libcv-bridge2d is cv_bridge Robot OS package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv-bridge2d on Kali Linux.

What is libcv-bridge2d

libcv-bridge2d is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains the library for CvBridge, which converts between ROS Image messages and OpenCV images.

This package contains the library itself.

There are three methods to install libcv-bridge2d 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 libcv-bridge2d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcv-bridge2d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcv-bridge2d

Install libcv-bridge2d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcv-bridge2d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcv-bridge2d

Install libcv-bridge2d 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 libcv-bridge2d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcv-bridge2d

How To Uninstall libcv-bridge2d on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcv-bridge2d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcv-bridge2d

Uninstall libcv-bridge2d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcv-bridge2d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcv-bridge2d

Remove libcv-bridge2d Configurations and Data

To remove libcv-bridge2d configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcv-bridge2d

Remove libcv-bridge2d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcv-bridge2d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcv-bridge2d

Dependencies

libcv-bridge2d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv-bridge2d package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.