How To Install libmrpt-maps1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-maps1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmrpt-maps1.5
libmrpt-maps1.5 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 includes the mrpt-maps library.
More about MRPT libraries in: https://www.mrpt.org/Libraries
There are three methods to install libmrpt-maps1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-maps1.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-maps1.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmrpt-maps1.5
Install libmrpt-maps1.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-maps1.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmrpt-maps1.5
Install libmrpt-maps1.5 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmrpt-maps1.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmrpt-maps1.5
How To Uninstall libmrpt-maps1.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmrpt-maps1.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmrpt-maps1.5
Uninstall libmrpt-maps1.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmrpt-maps1.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmrpt-maps1.5
Remove libmrpt-maps1.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libmrpt-maps1.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmrpt-maps1.5
Remove libmrpt-maps1.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmrpt-maps1.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmrpt-maps1.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmrpt-maps1.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
