How To Install python3-pykdl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykdl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-pykdl
python3-pykdl is:
This package contains the Python bindings PyKDL for the Kinematics and Dynamics Library (KDL), distributed by the Orocos Project.
Package: python3-pykdl Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.4.0-7build2 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: universe/python Source: orocos-kdl Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 437 Depends: python3 (« 3.9), python3 (>= 3.8~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), liborocos-kdl1.4, libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python3-sip Filename: pool/universe/o/orocos-kdl/python3-pykdl_1.4.0-7build2_amd64.deb Size: 100392 MD5sum: 39e9c04eedb449087fea8d28292f9c33 SHA1: 9b277df1bf3885de560fe8f085bf5df75d86f187 SHA256: 91b5df5f840e9c8fe5945dba94f4938f8914b3cebb519b9cf39831ca9601754a Homepage: http://www.orocos.org/kdl Description-en: Kinematics and Dynamics Library Python library This package contains the Python bindings PyKDL for the Kinematics and Dynamics Library (KDL), distributed by the Orocos Project.
There are three methods to install python3-pykdl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-pykdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pykdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pykdl
Install python3-pykdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pykdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pykdl
Install python3-pykdl 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 python3-pykdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pykdl
How To Uninstall python3-pykdl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-pykdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pykdl
Uninstall python3-pykdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pykdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pykdl
Remove python3-pykdl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pykdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pykdl
Remove python3-pykdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pykdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pykdl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykdl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
