How To Install libgeometry-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometry-msgs-dev on Kali Linux. libgeometry-msgs-dev is Messages relating to Robot OS geometry, C/C++ interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeometry-msgs-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgeometry-msgs-dev

libgeometry-msgs-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and provides the messages for common geometric primitives such as points, vectors, and poses. These primitives are designed to provide a common data type and facilitate interoperability throughout the system.

This package contains the generated headers files.

There are three methods to install libgeometry-msgs-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 libgeometry-msgs-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgeometry-msgs-dev

Install libgeometry-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeometry-msgs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgeometry-msgs-dev

Install libgeometry-msgs-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libgeometry-msgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgeometry-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libgeometry-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgeometry-msgs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgeometry-msgs-dev

Uninstall libgeometry-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeometry-msgs-dev

Remove libgeometry-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgeometry-msgs-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgeometry-msgs-dev

Remove libgeometry-msgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgeometry-msgs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeometry-msgs-dev

Dependencies

libgeometry-msgs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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