How To Install librostest-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librostest-dev on Kali Linux. librostest-dev is Development files for rostest (Robot OS)

Introduction

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

What is librostest-dev

librostest-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains the development files for the rostest framework. It’s an extension that enables roslaunch files to be used as test fixtures. As a fully running system has more complex behaviors than an individual ROS node, this allows you to do full integration testing across multiple nodes. It is compatible with xUnit frameworks.

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

sudo apt-get -y install librostest-dev

Install librostest-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install librostest-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install librostest-dev

How To Uninstall librostest-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove librostest-dev

Uninstall librostest-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librostest-dev

Remove librostest-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge librostest-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

librostest-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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