How To Install libignition-msgs-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs-dev on Debian 9. libignition-msgs-dev is Set of message definitions used by robotics apps - Dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libignition-msgs-dev on Debian 9.

What is libignition-msgs-dev

libignition-msgs-dev is:

Ignition msgs is a component in the Ignition framework, a set of librariesdesigned to rapidly develop robot applications. The library defines common protobuf messages used by the robotics community. This package contains the headers and other tools for development.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libignition-msgs-dev

Install libignition-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libignition-msgs-dev

Install libignition-msgs-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 libignition-msgs-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libignition-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libignition-msgs-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libignition-msgs-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libignition-msgs-dev

Uninstall libignition-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libignition-msgs-dev

Remove libignition-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libignition-msgs-dev

Remove libignition-msgs-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libignition-msgs-dev

Dependencies

libignition-msgs-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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