How To Install python-rosdep on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosdep on Debian 9.
What is python-rosdep
python-rosdep is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a command-line tool for installing system dependencies on a variety of platforms. For end-users, rosdep helps you install system dependencies for software that you are building from source. For developers, rosdep simplifies the problem of installing system dependencies on different platforms.
There are three methods to install python-rosdep 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-rosdep 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-rosdep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rosdep
Install python-rosdep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rosdep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rosdep
Install python-rosdep 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-rosdep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rosdep
How To Uninstall python-rosdep on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-rosdep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rosdep
Uninstall python-rosdep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rosdep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rosdep
Remove python-rosdep Configurations and Data
To remove python-rosdep configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rosdep
Remove python-rosdep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rosdep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rosdep
Dependencies
python-rosdep have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosdep package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
