How To Install libcollada-urdf-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcollada-urdf-dev on Debian 9. libcollada-urdf-dev is Development files for ROS collada_urdf library

Introduction

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

What is libcollada-urdf-dev

libcollada-urdf-dev is:

This package contains a tool to convert Unified Robot Description Format (URDF) documents into COLLAborative Design Activity (COLLADA) documents.

It implements robot-specific COLLADA extensions as defined by http://openrave.programmingvision.com/index.php/Started:COLLADA

This package contains the development files for the library.

There are three methods to install libcollada-urdf-dev 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-urdf-dev 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-urdf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcollada-urdf-dev

Install libcollada-urdf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcollada-urdf-dev

Install libcollada-urdf-dev 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-urdf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcollada-urdf-dev

How To Uninstall libcollada-urdf-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libcollada-urdf-dev

Uninstall libcollada-urdf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcollada-urdf-dev

Remove libcollada-urdf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcollada-urdf-dev

Remove libcollada-urdf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcollada-urdf-dev

Dependencies

libcollada-urdf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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