How To Install pcl-ros-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcl-ros-tools on Kali Linux.
What is pcl-ros-tools
pcl-ros-tools is:
PCL (Point Cloud Library) ROS interface stack. PCL-ROS is the preferred bridge for 3D applications involving n-D Point Clouds and 3D geometry processing in ROS.
This package includes the tools.
There are three methods to install pcl-ros-tools 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 pcl-ros-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pcl-ros-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcl-ros-toolsInstall pcl-ros-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pcl-ros-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcl-ros-toolsInstall pcl-ros-tools 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 pcl-ros-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcl-ros-toolsHow To Uninstall pcl-ros-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pcl-ros-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcl-ros-toolsUninstall pcl-ros-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcl-ros-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcl-ros-toolsRemove pcl-ros-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pcl-ros-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcl-ros-toolsRemove pcl-ros-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcl-ros-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcl-ros-toolsDependencies
pcl-ros-tools have the following dependencies:
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libc6
- libcpp-common0d
- libgcc-s1
- libpcl-io1.11
- libpcl-ros-tf1d
- librosbag-storage4d
- librosconsole3d
- libroscpp-serialization0d
- libroscpp3d
- librostime1d
- libstdc++6
- libtf1d
- libtf2-2d
- libtf2-ros1d
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcl-ros-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
