How To Install python-tf-conversions on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tf-conversions on Debian 9.
What is python-tf-conversions
python-tf-conversions is:
This package contains a set of conversion functions to convert common tf datatypes (point, vector, pose, etc) into semantically identical datatypes used by other libraries. The conversion functions make it easier for users of the transform library (tf) to work with the datatype of their choice. Currently this package has support for the Kinematics and Dynamics Library (KDL) and the Eigen matrix library.
This package contains the Python bindings and is part of Robot OS (ROS).
There are three methods to install python-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tf-conversions
Install python-tf-conversions Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tf-conversions using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tf-conversions
Install python-tf-conversions 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-tf-conversions using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tf-conversions
How To Uninstall python-tf-conversions on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-tf-conversions package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tf-conversions
Uninstall python-tf-conversions And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tf-conversions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tf-conversions
Remove python-tf-conversions Configurations and Data
To remove python-tf-conversions configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tf-conversions
Remove python-tf-conversions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tf-conversions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tf-conversions
Dependencies
python-tf-conversions have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tf-conversions package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
