How To Install ros-perception on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-perception on Kali Linux. ros-perception is Python Robot OS perception metapackage

Introduction

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

What is ros-perception

ros-perception is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which provides all the ROS perception system (including ROS base).

Different to upstream, this package does not provide: image_pipeline, image_transport_plugins, laser_assembler, laser_filters, laser_geometry, perception_pcl. Please install them from source, if you need them.

There are three methods to install ros-perception 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-perception 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-perception using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ros-perception

Install ros-perception Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ros-perception

Install ros-perception 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-perception using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ros-perception

How To Uninstall ros-perception on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ros-perception

Uninstall ros-perception And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ros-perception

Remove ros-perception Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ros-perception

Remove ros-perception configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ros-perception

Dependencies

ros-perception have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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