How To Install octomap on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install octomap on CentOS 8. octomap is Efficient Probabilistic 3D Mapping Framework Based on Octrees

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octomap on CentOS 8.

What is octomap

The OctoMap library implements a 3D occupancy grid mapping approach, providing data structures and mapping algorithms in C++ particularly suited for robotics. The map implementation is based on an octree.

We can use yum or dnf to install octomap on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install octomap.

Install octomap on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install octomap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install octomap

Install octomap on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install octomap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install octomap

How To Uninstall octomap on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the octomap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove octomap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octomap on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.