How To Install python3-tf-conversions on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tf-conversions on Kali Linux. python3-tf-conversions is Robot OS conversion library between Eigen, KDL and tf - Python 3 interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tf-conversions on Kali Linux.

What is python3-tf-conversions

python3-tf-conversions is:

This package contains a set of conversion functions to convert common tf datatypes (point, vector, pose, etc) into semantically identical datatypes used by other libraries. The conversion functions make it easier for users of the transform library (tf) to work with the datatype of their choice. Currently this package has support for the Kinematics and Dynamics Library (KDL) and the Eigen matrix library.

This package contains the Python 3 bindings and is part of Robot OS (ROS).

There are three methods to install python3-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-tf-conversions

Install python3-tf-conversions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-tf-conversions

Install python3-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-tf-conversions

How To Uninstall python3-tf-conversions on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-tf-conversions package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-tf-conversions

Uninstall python3-tf-conversions And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tf-conversions

Remove python3-tf-conversions Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tf-conversions

Remove python3-tf-conversions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tf-conversions

Dependencies

python3-tf-conversions have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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