How To Install libimage-transport-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimage-transport-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libimage-transport-dev
libimage-transport-dev is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains the C++ header files for the image_transport transport library which should always be used to subscribe to and publish images. It provides transparent support for transporting images in low-bandwidth compressed formats. Examples (provided by separate plugin packages) include JPEG/PNG compression and Theora streaming video.
There are three methods to install libimage-transport-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 libimage-transport-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 libimage-transport-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimage-transport-dev
Install libimage-transport-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libimage-transport-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimage-transport-dev
Install libimage-transport-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 libimage-transport-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimage-transport-dev
How To Uninstall libimage-transport-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libimage-transport-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimage-transport-dev
Uninstall libimage-transport-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimage-transport-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimage-transport-dev
Remove libimage-transport-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libimage-transport-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimage-transport-dev
Remove libimage-transport-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimage-transport-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimage-transport-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimage-transport-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
