How To Install libtf-conversions0d on Debian 10

Learn how to install libtf-conversions0d on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libtf-conversions0d is Robot OS conversion library between tf and Eigen and KDL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf-conversions0d on Debian 10.

What is `libtf-conversions0d`

libtf-conversions0d 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 library itself and is part of Robot OS (ROS).

There are three methods to install libtf-conversions0d on Debian 10. 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-conversions0d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtf-conversions0d

Install libtf-conversions0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtf-conversions0d

Install libtf-conversions0d Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libtf-conversions0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtf-conversions0d

How To Uninstall libtf-conversions0d on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libtf-conversions0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtf-conversions0d

Uninstall libtf-conversions0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtf-conversions0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtf-conversions0d

Remove libtf-conversions0d Configurations and Data

To remove libtf-conversions0d configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtf-conversions0d

Remove libtf-conversions0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtf-conversions0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtf-conversions0d

Dependencies

libtf-conversions0d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtf-conversions0d package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.