How To Install python-dynamic-reconfigure on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dynamic-reconfigure on Debian 9. python-dynamic-reconfigure is Robot OS dynamic-reconfigure library - Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dynamic-reconfigure on Debian 9.

What is python-dynamic-reconfigure

python-dynamic-reconfigure is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and contains the dynamic_reconfigure package which provides a means to change node parameters at any time without having to restart the node.

This package contains the Python bindings.

There are three methods to install python-dynamic-reconfigure on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-dynamic-reconfigure Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-dynamic-reconfigure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-dynamic-reconfigure

Install python-dynamic-reconfigure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-dynamic-reconfigure using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-dynamic-reconfigure

Install python-dynamic-reconfigure 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-dynamic-reconfigure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-dynamic-reconfigure

How To Uninstall python-dynamic-reconfigure on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-dynamic-reconfigure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-dynamic-reconfigure

Uninstall python-dynamic-reconfigure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-dynamic-reconfigure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dynamic-reconfigure

Remove python-dynamic-reconfigure Configurations and Data

To remove python-dynamic-reconfigure configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dynamic-reconfigure

Remove python-dynamic-reconfigure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-dynamic-reconfigure configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dynamic-reconfigure

Dependencies

python-dynamic-reconfigure have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dynamic-reconfigure package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.