How To Install libcv-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcv-bridge-dev
libcv-bridge-dev is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains development files for CvBridge, which converts between ROS Image messages and OpenCV images.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libcv-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 libcv-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 libcv-bridge-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcv-bridge-dev
Install libcv-bridge-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcv-bridge-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcv-bridge-dev
Install libcv-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 libcv-bridge-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcv-bridge-dev
How To Uninstall libcv-bridge-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcv-bridge-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcv-bridge-dev
Uninstall libcv-bridge-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcv-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 libcv-bridge-dev
Remove libcv-bridge-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcv-bridge-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcv-bridge-dev
Remove libcv-bridge-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcv-bridge-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcv-bridge-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcv-bridge-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
