How To Install python3-rtimulib on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rtimulib on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-rtimulib is Versatile C++ and Python 9-dof, 10-dof and 11-dof IMU library (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rtimulib on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-rtimulib

python3-rtimulib is:

The simplest way to connect a 9-dof, 10-dof or 11-dof IMU to an embedded Linux system and obtain Kalman-filtered quaternion or Euler angle pose data. Basically, two simple function calls (IMUInit() and IMURead()) are pretty much all that’s needed to integrate RTIMULib.

This package provides the Python 3 module.

There are three methods to install python3-rtimulib on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-rtimulib 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-rtimulib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-rtimulib

Install python3-rtimulib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-rtimulib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-rtimulib

Install python3-rtimulib 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-rtimulib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-rtimulib

How To Uninstall python3-rtimulib on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-rtimulib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-rtimulib

Uninstall python3-rtimulib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-rtimulib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rtimulib

Remove python3-rtimulib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-rtimulib configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rtimulib

Remove python3-rtimulib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-rtimulib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rtimulib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rtimulib package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.