How To Install python-std-srvs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-std-srvs on Ubuntu 18.04. python-std-srvs is Robot OS Common service definitions, Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-std-srvs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-std-srvs

python-std-srvs is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains common service definitions.

This package contains the Python interface to common service definitions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-std-srvs

Install python-std-srvs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-std-srvs

Install python-std-srvs 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-std-srvs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-std-srvs

How To Uninstall python-std-srvs on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-std-srvs

Uninstall python-std-srvs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-std-srvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-std-srvs

Remove python-std-srvs Configurations and Data

To remove python-std-srvs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-std-srvs

Remove python-std-srvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-std-srvs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-std-srvs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.