How To Install python-nodelet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nodelet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-nodelet
python-nodelet is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). Nodelet is designed to provide a way to run multiple algorithms in the same process with zero copy transport between algorithms. The nodelet base class needed for implementing a nodelet, and the NodeletLoader class used for instantiating nodelets are provided.
This package contains the Python interface.
There are three methods to install python-nodelet 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-nodelet 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-nodelet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nodelet
Install python-nodelet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nodelet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nodelet
Install python-nodelet 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-nodelet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nodelet
How To Uninstall python-nodelet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-nodelet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nodelet
Uninstall python-nodelet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nodelet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nodelet
Remove python-nodelet Configurations and Data
To remove python-nodelet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nodelet
Remove python-nodelet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nodelet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nodelet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nodelet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
