How To Install libpcl-tracking1.8 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-tracking1.8 on Debian 9. libpcl-tracking1.8 is Point Cloud Library - tracking library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-tracking1.8 on Debian 9.

What is libpcl-tracking1.8

libpcl-tracking1.8 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 the PCL tracking library.

There are three methods to install libpcl-tracking1.8 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 libpcl-tracking1.8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcl-tracking1.8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpcl-tracking1.8

Install libpcl-tracking1.8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcl-tracking1.8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpcl-tracking1.8

Install libpcl-tracking1.8 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpcl-tracking1.8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpcl-tracking1.8

How To Uninstall libpcl-tracking1.8 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libpcl-tracking1.8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpcl-tracking1.8

Uninstall libpcl-tracking1.8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcl-tracking1.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcl-tracking1.8

Remove libpcl-tracking1.8 Configurations and Data

To remove libpcl-tracking1.8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpcl-tracking1.8

Remove libpcl-tracking1.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpcl-tracking1.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcl-tracking1.8

Dependencies

libpcl-tracking1.8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-tracking1.8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.