How To Install libmrpt-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-dbg on Debian 9. libmrpt-dbg is Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit - Debug libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libmrpt-dbg

libmrpt-dbg is:

The Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit (MRPT) is an extensive, cross-platform, and open source C++ library aimed to help robotics researchers to design and implement algorithms in the fields of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM, Graph-SLAM, Bundle Adjustment), computer vision, and motion planning (obstacle avoidance).

This package provides MRPT libraries debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libmrpt-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmrpt-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmrpt-dbg

Install libmrpt-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmrpt-dbg

Install libmrpt-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmrpt-dbg

How To Uninstall libmrpt-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmrpt-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmrpt-dbg

Uninstall libmrpt-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmrpt-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmrpt-dbg

Remove libmrpt-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libmrpt-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmrpt-dbg

Remove libmrpt-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmrpt-dbg

Dependencies

libmrpt-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.