How To Install libpdal-plugin-i3s on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-i3s on Kali Linux. libpdal-plugin-i3s is Point Data Abstraction Library - I3S plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-i3s on Kali Linux.

What is libpdal-plugin-i3s

libpdal-plugin-i3s is:

PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.

PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.

This package contains the I3S plugin.

There are three methods to install libpdal-plugin-i3s 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 libpdal-plugin-i3s Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-i3s using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-plugin-i3s

Install libpdal-plugin-i3s Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-i3s using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpdal-plugin-i3s

Install libpdal-plugin-i3s 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 libpdal-plugin-i3s using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-plugin-i3s

How To Uninstall libpdal-plugin-i3s on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpdal-plugin-i3s package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpdal-plugin-i3s

Uninstall libpdal-plugin-i3s And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpdal-plugin-i3s and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-plugin-i3s

Remove libpdal-plugin-i3s Configurations and Data

To remove libpdal-plugin-i3s configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-plugin-i3s

Remove libpdal-plugin-i3s configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpdal-plugin-i3s configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-plugin-i3s

Dependencies

libpdal-plugin-i3s have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-i3s package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.