How To Install cl-tf2-srvs on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-tf2-srvs on Ubuntu 20.04. cl-tf2-srvs is Robot OS tf2 transform library services - LISP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-tf2-srvs on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cl-tf2-srvs

cl-tf2-srvs is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). tf2 is the second generation of the transform library, which lets the user keep track of multiple coordinate frames over time. tf2 maintains the relationship between coordinate frames in a tree structure buffered in time, and lets the user transform points, vectors, etc between any two coordinate frames at any desired point in time.

This package contains the LISP binding (services).

There are three methods to install cl-tf2-srvs 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 cl-tf2-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 cl-tf2-srvs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cl-tf2-srvs

Install cl-tf2-srvs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cl-tf2-srvs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cl-tf2-srvs

Install cl-tf2-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 cl-tf2-srvs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cl-tf2-srvs

How To Uninstall cl-tf2-srvs on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cl-tf2-srvs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cl-tf2-srvs

Uninstall cl-tf2-srvs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cl-tf2-srvs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cl-tf2-srvs

Remove cl-tf2-srvs Configurations and Data

To remove cl-tf2-srvs configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cl-tf2-srvs

Remove cl-tf2-srvs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cl-tf2-srvs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cl-tf2-srvs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cl-tf2-srvs package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.