How To Install octomap on CentOS 8
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.