How To Install libcollada-parser0d on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-parser0d on Debian 9. libcollada-parser0d is ROS collada_parser library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-parser0d on Debian 9.

What is libcollada-parser0d

libcollada-parser0d is:

This package contains a C++ parser for the Collada robot description format. The parser reads a Collada XML robot description, and creates a C++ URDF model. Although it is possible to directly use this parser when working with Collada robot descriptions, the preferred user API is found in the urdf package.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libcollada-parser0d 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 libcollada-parser0d Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollada-parser0d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcollada-parser0d

Install libcollada-parser0d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcollada-parser0d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcollada-parser0d

Install libcollada-parser0d 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 libcollada-parser0d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcollada-parser0d

How To Uninstall libcollada-parser0d on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libcollada-parser0d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcollada-parser0d

Uninstall libcollada-parser0d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcollada-parser0d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollada-parser0d

Remove libcollada-parser0d Configurations and Data

To remove libcollada-parser0d configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcollada-parser0d

Remove libcollada-parser0d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcollada-parser0d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollada-parser0d

Dependencies

libcollada-parser0d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-parser0d package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.