How To Install libapriltag3 on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapriltag3 on Ubuntu.
What is libapriltag3
libapriltag3 is:
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There are three methods to install libapriltag3 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libapriltag3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libapriltag3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libapriltag3
Install libapriltag3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libapriltag3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libapriltag3
Install libapriltag3 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libapriltag3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libapriltag3
How To Uninstall libapriltag3 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libapriltag3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libapriltag3
Uninstall libapriltag3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libapriltag3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapriltag3
Remove libapriltag3 Configurations and Data
To remove libapriltag3 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libapriltag3
Remove libapriltag3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libapriltag3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapriltag3
Dependencies
libapriltag3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libapriltag3 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.