How To Install libcollada-urdf0d on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-urdf0d on Debian 9. libcollada-urdf0d is ROS collada_urdf library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-urdf0d on Debian 9.

What is libcollada-urdf0d

libcollada-urdf0d is:

This package contains a library to convert Unified Robot Description Format (URDF) documents into COLLAborative Design Activity (COLLADA) documents.

It implements robot-specific COLLADA extensions as defined by http://openrave.programmingvision.com/index.php/Started:COLLADA

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libcollada-urdf0d on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcollada-urdf0d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollada-urdf0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcollada-urdf0d

Install libcollada-urdf0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollada-urdf0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcollada-urdf0d

Install libcollada-urdf0d 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollada-urdf0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcollada-urdf0d

How To Uninstall libcollada-urdf0d on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcollada-urdf0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcollada-urdf0d

Uninstall libcollada-urdf0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcollada-urdf0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollada-urdf0d

Remove libcollada-urdf0d Configurations and Data

To remove libcollada-urdf0d configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcollada-urdf0d

Remove libcollada-urdf0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcollada-urdf0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollada-urdf0d

Dependencies

libcollada-urdf0d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-urdf0d package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.