How To Install libignition-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libignition-msgs
libignition-msgs is:
Ignition msgs is a component in the Ignition framework, a set of librariesdesigned to rapidly develop robot applications. The library defines common protobuf messages used by the robotics community. This package contains the main message library.
There are three methods to install libignition-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-msgs 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-msgs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libignition-msgs
Install libignition-msgs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libignition-msgs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libignition-msgs
Install libignition-msgs 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-msgs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libignition-msgs
How To Uninstall libignition-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libignition-msgs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libignition-msgs
Uninstall libignition-msgs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libignition-msgs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libignition-msgs
Remove libignition-msgs Configurations and Data
To remove libignition-msgs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libignition-msgs
Remove libignition-msgs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libignition-msgs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libignition-msgs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.