How To Install libfastrtps-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastrtps-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libfastrtps-dev
libfastrtps-dev is:
This package is part of eProsima FastDDS. RTPS is the wire interoperability protocol defined for the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard by the Object Management Group (OMG).
The library is a standalone C++ implementation compliant with the OMG DDS 1.4 and OMG RTPS 2.2 standards. It is the chosen default implementation for the Robot OS version 2. Compared to other free DDS implementations, it is very feature-complete and provides two API layers: one for high-level Publish-Subscriber access that focuses on usability, and a lower-level Writer-Reader API that allows more sophisticated fine tuning of the RTPS protocol.
This package installs the development headers.
There are three methods to install libfastrtps-dev 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 libfastrtps-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfastrtps-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfastrtps-devInstall libfastrtps-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libfastrtps-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfastrtps-devInstall libfastrtps-dev 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 libfastrtps-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfastrtps-devHow To Uninstall libfastrtps-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libfastrtps-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfastrtps-devUninstall libfastrtps-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfastrtps-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfastrtps-devRemove libfastrtps-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfastrtps-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfastrtps-devRemove libfastrtps-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfastrtps-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfastrtps-devDependencies
libfastrtps-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfastrtps-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.