How To Install python-gencpp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gencpp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gencpp
python-gencpp is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). gencpp is a python program that generates ROS messages and service code for C++. It lets you generate the code for your program from plain text files.
There are three methods to install python-gencpp 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 python-gencpp 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-gencpp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gencpp
Install python-gencpp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gencpp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gencpp
Install python-gencpp 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 python-gencpp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gencpp
How To Uninstall python-gencpp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gencpp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gencpp
Uninstall python-gencpp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gencpp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gencpp
Remove python-gencpp Configurations and Data
To remove python-gencpp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gencpp
Remove python-gencpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gencpp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gencpp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gencpp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
