How To Install ros-map-msgs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-map-msgs on Kali Linux. ros-map-msgs is Definitions of map-related ROS Messages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-map-msgs on Kali Linux.

What is ros-map-msgs

ros-map-msgs is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). This package defines messages commonly used in mapping packages.

It contains the map-related message definitions.

There are three methods to install ros-map-msgs 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 ros-map-msgs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ros-map-msgs

Install ros-map-msgs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ros-map-msgs

Install ros-map-msgs 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 ros-map-msgs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ros-map-msgs

How To Uninstall ros-map-msgs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ros-map-msgs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ros-map-msgs

Uninstall ros-map-msgs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ros-map-msgs

Remove ros-map-msgs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ros-map-msgs

Remove ros-map-msgs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ros-map-msgs

Dependencies

ros-map-msgs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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