How To Install libignition-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libignition-common
libignition-common is:
Ignition common is a component in the Ignition framework, a set of libraries designed to rapidly develop robot applications. A collection of useful classes and functions for handling many command tasks. This includes parsing 3D mesh files, managing console output, and using PID controllers.
This package gathers the shared library
There are three methods to install libignition-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libignition-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libignition-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libignition-common
Install libignition-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libignition-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libignition-common
Install libignition-common 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 libignition-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libignition-common
How To Uninstall libignition-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libignition-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libignition-common
Uninstall libignition-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libignition-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libignition-common
Remove libignition-common Configurations and Data
To remove libignition-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libignition-common
Remove libignition-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libignition-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libignition-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
