How To Install libshape-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshape-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. libshape-msgs-dev is Messages relating to Robot OS shape, C/C++ interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshape-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libshape-msgs-dev

libshape-msgs-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and provides messages for commonly used sensors, including cameras and scanning laser rangefinders.

This package contains the generated headers files.

There are three methods to install libshape-msgs-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 libshape-msgs-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 libshape-msgs-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshape-msgs-dev

Install libshape-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshape-msgs-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshape-msgs-dev

Install libshape-msgs-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 libshape-msgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshape-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libshape-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libshape-msgs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshape-msgs-dev

Uninstall libshape-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshape-msgs-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshape-msgs-dev

Remove libshape-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libshape-msgs-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshape-msgs-dev

Remove libshape-msgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshape-msgs-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshape-msgs-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshape-msgs-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.