How To Install libignition-msgs5-5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs5-5 on Kali Linux.

What is libignition-msgs5-5

libignition-msgs5-5 is:

Ignition msgs is a component in the Ignition framework, a set of librariesdesigned to rapidly develop robot applications. The library defines common protobuf messages used by the robotics community. This package contains the main message library.

There are three methods to install libignition-msgs5-5 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 libignition-msgs5-5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libignition-msgs5-5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libignition-msgs5-5

Install libignition-msgs5-5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libignition-msgs5-5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libignition-msgs5-5

Install libignition-msgs5-5 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 libignition-msgs5-5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libignition-msgs5-5

How To Uninstall libignition-msgs5-5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libignition-msgs5-5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libignition-msgs5-5

Uninstall libignition-msgs5-5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libignition-msgs5-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libignition-msgs5-5

Remove libignition-msgs5-5 Configurations and Data

To remove libignition-msgs5-5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libignition-msgs5-5

Remove libignition-msgs5-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libignition-msgs5-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libignition-msgs5-5

Dependencies

libignition-msgs5-5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libignition-math6-6
• libprotobuf23
• libstdc++6
• libtinyxml2-8

References

• libignition-msgs5-5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs5-5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.