How To Install sdformat-sdf on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdformat-sdf on Kali Linux.

What is sdformat-sdf

sdformat-sdf is:

SDF is an XML file format that describes environments, objects, and robots in a manner suitable for robotic applications. SDF is capable of representing and describing different physic engines, lighting properties, terrain, static or dynamic objects, and articulated robots with various sensors, and acutators. The format of SDF is also described by XML, which facilitates updates and allows conversion from previous versions. A parser is also contained within this package that reads SDF files and returns a C++ interface.

This package contains SDF (Simulation Description Format) XML files needed by the libsdformat.

There are three methods to install sdformat-sdf 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 sdformat-sdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sdformat-sdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sdformat-sdf

Install sdformat-sdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sdformat-sdf

Install sdformat-sdf 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 sdformat-sdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdformat-sdf

How To Uninstall sdformat-sdf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sdformat-sdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdformat-sdf

Uninstall sdformat-sdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdformat-sdf

Remove sdformat-sdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sdformat-sdf

Remove sdformat-sdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdformat-sdf

Dependencies

sdformat-sdf have the following dependencies:

References

• sdformat-sdf website

Summary

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