How To Install python-genlisp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genlisp on Debian 9. python-genlisp is Common-Lisp Robot OS message and service generators

Introduction

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

What is python-genlisp

python-genlisp is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). genlisp is a python program that generates ROS messages and service code for Lisp. It lets you generate the code for your program from plain text files.

There are three methods to install python-genlisp 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-genlisp 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-genlisp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-genlisp

Install python-genlisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-genlisp

Install python-genlisp 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-genlisp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-genlisp

How To Uninstall python-genlisp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-genlisp

Uninstall python-genlisp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-genlisp

Remove python-genlisp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-genlisp

Remove python-genlisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-genlisp

Dependencies

python-genlisp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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