How To Install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud on Kali Linux.
What is libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud
libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud 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 PostgreSQL PointCloud plugin.
There are three methods to install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud 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-pgpointcloud Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudInstall libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudInstall libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudHow To Uninstall libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudUninstall libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudRemove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud Configurations and Data
To remove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudRemove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloudDependencies
libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-pgpointcloud package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
