How To Install libnodelet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnodelet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libnodelet-dev is Robot OS nodelet library - service header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnodelet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnodelet-dev

libnodelet-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). Nodelet is designed to provide a way to run multiple algorithms in the same process with zero copy transport between algorithms. The nodelet base class needed for implementing a nodelet, and the NodeletLoader class used for instantiating nodelets are provided.

This package contains the development files for the service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnodelet-dev

Install libnodelet-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnodelet-dev

Install libnodelet-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 libnodelet-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnodelet-dev

How To Uninstall libnodelet-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libnodelet-dev

Uninstall libnodelet-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnodelet-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnodelet-dev

Remove libnodelet-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libnodelet-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnodelet-dev

Remove libnodelet-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnodelet-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnodelet-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.