How To Install libpcl-visualization1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-visualization1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpcl-visualization1.8
libpcl-visualization1.8 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 visualization library.
There are three methods to install libpcl-visualization1.8 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 libpcl-visualization1.8 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-visualization1.8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcl-visualization1.8
Install libpcl-visualization1.8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcl-visualization1.8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcl-visualization1.8
Install libpcl-visualization1.8 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 libpcl-visualization1.8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcl-visualization1.8
How To Uninstall libpcl-visualization1.8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpcl-visualization1.8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcl-visualization1.8
Uninstall libpcl-visualization1.8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcl-visualization1.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcl-visualization1.8
Remove libpcl-visualization1.8 Configurations and Data
To remove libpcl-visualization1.8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcl-visualization1.8
Remove libpcl-visualization1.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcl-visualization1.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcl-visualization1.8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-visualization1.8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
