How To Install libtf-conversions-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf-conversions-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libtf-conversions-dev
libtf-conversions-dev is:
This package contains a set of conversion functions to convert common tf datatypes (point, vector, pose, etc) into semantically identical datatypes used by other libraries. The conversion functions make it easier for users of the transform library (tf) to work with the datatype of their choice. Currently this package has support for the Kinematics and Dynamics Library (KDL) and the Eigen matrix library.
This package contains the development files of tf-conversions library and is part of Robot OS (ROS).
There are three methods to install libtf-conversions-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 libtf-conversions-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtf-conversions-devInstall libtf-conversions-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtf-conversions-devInstall libtf-conversions-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtf-conversions-devHow To Uninstall libtf-conversions-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libtf-conversions-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtf-conversions-devUninstall libtf-conversions-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtf-conversions-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtf-conversions-devRemove libtf-conversions-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libtf-conversions-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtf-conversions-devRemove libtf-conversions-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtf-conversions-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtf-conversions-devDependencies
libtf-conversions-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf-conversions-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.