How To Install libpcl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-dev on Kali Linux. libpcl-dev is Point Cloud Library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpcl-dev

libpcl-dev is:

The Point Cloud Library (PCL) is a standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.

The PCL framework contains numerous state-of-the art algorithms including filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction, registration, model fitting and segmentation.

This package contains development files (headers and shared library symbolic link).

There are three methods to install libpcl-dev 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 libpcl-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 libpcl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcl-dev

Install libpcl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpcl-dev

Install libpcl-dev 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 libpcl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcl-dev

How To Uninstall libpcl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpcl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcl-dev

Uninstall libpcl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcl-dev

Remove libpcl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpcl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcl-dev

Remove libpcl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcl-dev

Dependencies

libpcl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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