How To Install libmrpt-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-dev on Debian 10.
What is libmrpt-dev
libmrpt-dev 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 the MRPT headers and libraries for development.
There are three methods to install libmrpt-dev on Debian 10. 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-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 libmrpt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmrpt-dev
Install libmrpt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmrpt-dev
Install libmrpt-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmrpt-dev
How To Uninstall libmrpt-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libmrpt-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmrpt-dev
Uninstall libmrpt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmrpt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmrpt-dev
Remove libmrpt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmrpt-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmrpt-dev
Remove libmrpt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmrpt-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmrpt-dev
Dependencies
libmrpt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.