How To Install libconsole-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconsole-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libconsole-bridge-dev
libconsole-bridge-dev is:
ROS-independent, pure CMake (i.e. non-catkin and non-rosbuild package) that provides logging calls that mirror those found in rosconsole, but for applications that are not necessarily using ROS.
This package contains the development files (headers, pkg-config and CMake files).
There are three methods to install libconsole-bridge-dev 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 libconsole-bridge-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 libconsole-bridge-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libconsole-bridge-dev
Install libconsole-bridge-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libconsole-bridge-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libconsole-bridge-dev
Install libconsole-bridge-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libconsole-bridge-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libconsole-bridge-dev
How To Uninstall libconsole-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libconsole-bridge-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libconsole-bridge-dev
Uninstall libconsole-bridge-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libconsole-bridge-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconsole-bridge-dev
Remove libconsole-bridge-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libconsole-bridge-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libconsole-bridge-dev
Remove libconsole-bridge-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libconsole-bridge-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconsole-bridge-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libconsole-bridge-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
