How To Install liboctomap1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liboctomap1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liboctomap1.8
liboctomap1.8 is:
The OctoMap library implements a 3D occupancy grid mapping approach, providing data structures and mapping algorithms in C++ particularly suited for robotics. The map implementation is based on an octree and is designed to meet the following requirements: Full 3D model, Updatable, Flexible and Compact. This package contains the library itself.
There are three methods to install liboctomap1.8 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 liboctomap1.8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liboctomap1.8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liboctomap1.8
Install liboctomap1.8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liboctomap1.8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liboctomap1.8
Install liboctomap1.8 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 liboctomap1.8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liboctomap1.8
How To Uninstall liboctomap1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liboctomap1.8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liboctomap1.8
Uninstall liboctomap1.8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liboctomap1.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liboctomap1.8
Remove liboctomap1.8 Configurations and Data
To remove liboctomap1.8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liboctomap1.8
Remove liboctomap1.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liboctomap1.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liboctomap1.8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liboctomap1.8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
