How To Install python3-pcl-ros on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcl-ros on Kali Linux. python3-pcl-ros is Bridge between Robot OS library (ROS) and PCL – Python module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcl-ros on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pcl-ros

python3-pcl-ros 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 Python module.

There are three methods to install python3-pcl-ros 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 python3-pcl-ros Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pcl-ros using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pcl-ros

Install python3-pcl-ros Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pcl-ros using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pcl-ros

Install python3-pcl-ros 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pcl-ros using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pcl-ros

How To Uninstall python3-pcl-ros on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pcl-ros package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pcl-ros

Uninstall python3-pcl-ros And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pcl-ros and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pcl-ros

Remove python3-pcl-ros Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pcl-ros configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pcl-ros

Remove python3-pcl-ros configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pcl-ros configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pcl-ros

Dependencies

python3-pcl-ros have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcl-ros package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.