How To Install libstd-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstd-msgs-dev on Kali Linux. libstd-msgs-dev is C/C++ headers for Standard Robot OS Messages

Introduction

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

What is libstd-msgs-dev

libstd-msgs-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains development C++ headers for the ROS std_msgs library. This library provides wrappers for ROS primitive types, which are documented in the msg specification. It also contains the Empty type, which is useful for sending an empty signal.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libstd-msgs-dev

Install libstd-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libstd-msgs-dev

Install libstd-msgs-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 libstd-msgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libstd-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libstd-msgs-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libstd-msgs-dev

Uninstall libstd-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libstd-msgs-dev

Remove libstd-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libstd-msgs-dev

Remove libstd-msgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libstd-msgs-dev

Dependencies

libstd-msgs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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