How To Install octomap-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install octomap-tools on Debian 9.
What is octomap-tools
octomap-tools is:
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 and is designed to meet the following requirements: Full 3D model, Updatable, Flexible and Compact. This package contains tools to use with Octomap library.
There are three methods to install octomap-tools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install octomap-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octomap-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octomap-tools
Install octomap-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octomap-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octomap-tools
Install octomap-tools 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 octomap-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octomap-tools
How To Uninstall octomap-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the octomap-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octomap-tools
Uninstall octomap-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octomap-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octomap-tools
Remove octomap-tools Configurations and Data
To remove octomap-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octomap-tools
Remove octomap-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octomap-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octomap-tools
Dependencies
octomap-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octomap-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.