How To Install libclass-loader0d on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclass-loader0d on Ubuntu 18.04. libclass-loader0d is ROS class_loader library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclass-loader0d on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libclass-loader0d

libclass-loader0d is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). The class_loader package is a ROS-independent package for loading plugins during runtime and the foundation of the higher level ROS “pluginlib” library. class_loader utilizes the host operating system’s runtime loader to open runtime libraries (e.g. .so/.dll files), introspect the library for exported plugin classes, and allows users to instantiate objects of said exported classes without the explicit declaration (i.e. header file) for those classes.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libclass-loader0d 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 libclass-loader0d Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclass-loader0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclass-loader0d

Install libclass-loader0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclass-loader0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclass-loader0d

Install libclass-loader0d 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 libclass-loader0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclass-loader0d

How To Uninstall libclass-loader0d on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libclass-loader0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclass-loader0d

Uninstall libclass-loader0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclass-loader0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclass-loader0d

Remove libclass-loader0d Configurations and Data

To remove libclass-loader0d configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclass-loader0d

Remove libclass-loader0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclass-loader0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclass-loader0d

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclass-loader0d package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.