How To Install librosbag-storage2d on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install librosbag-storage2d on Ubuntu 18.04. librosbag-storage2d is Robot OS library for rosbag_storage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librosbag-storage2d on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is librosbag-storage2d

librosbag-storage2d is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a set of tools for recording from and playing back ROS messages without relying on the ROS client library.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install librosbag-storage2d 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 librosbag-storage2d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librosbag-storage2d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librosbag-storage2d

Install librosbag-storage2d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librosbag-storage2d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librosbag-storage2d

Install librosbag-storage2d 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 librosbag-storage2d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librosbag-storage2d

How To Uninstall librosbag-storage2d on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the librosbag-storage2d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librosbag-storage2d

Uninstall librosbag-storage2d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librosbag-storage2d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librosbag-storage2d

Remove librosbag-storage2d Configurations and Data

To remove librosbag-storage2d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librosbag-storage2d

Remove librosbag-storage2d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librosbag-storage2d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librosbag-storage2d

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librosbag-storage2d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.