How To Install libsdformat9-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdformat9-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libsdformat9-dev
libsdformat9-dev is:
SDF is an XML file format that describes environments, objects, and robots in a manner suitable for robotic applications. SDF is capable of representing and describing different physic engines, lighting properties, terrain, static or dynamic objects, and articulated robots with various sensors, and acutators. The format of SDF is also described by XML, which facilitates updates and allows conversion from previous versions. A parser is also contained within this package that reads SDF files and returns a C++ interface.
This package contains development files (headers, shared library symbolic link and cmake file).
There are three methods to install libsdformat9-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsdformat9-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdformat9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsdformat9-dev
Install libsdformat9-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsdformat9-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsdformat9-dev
Install libsdformat9-dev 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 libsdformat9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsdformat9-dev
How To Uninstall libsdformat9-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libsdformat9-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsdformat9-dev
Uninstall libsdformat9-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsdformat9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdformat9-dev
Remove libsdformat9-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsdformat9-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsdformat9-dev
Remove libsdformat9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsdformat9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdformat9-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdformat9-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
