How To Install librviz4d on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librviz4d on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is librviz4d
librviz4d is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS) RViz package. RViz is a tool to visualize ROS messages and the state of the robot.
This package contains the rviz library.
There are three methods to install librviz4d 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 librviz4d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librviz4d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librviz4d
Install librviz4d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librviz4d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librviz4d
Install librviz4d 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 librviz4d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librviz4d
How To Uninstall librviz4d on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the librviz4d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librviz4d
Uninstall librviz4d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librviz4d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librviz4d
Remove librviz4d Configurations and Data
To remove librviz4d configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librviz4d
Remove librviz4d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librviz4d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librviz4d
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librviz4d package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
