How To Install ros-viz on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is ros-viz

ros-viz is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install ros-viz

Install ros-viz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ros-viz

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

sudo aptitude -y install ros-viz

How To Uninstall ros-viz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ros-viz

Uninstall ros-viz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ros-viz

Remove ros-viz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ros-viz

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

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

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

Dependencies

ros-viz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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