How To Install libpcl-conversions-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-conversions-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpcl-conversions-dev
libpcl-conversions-dev is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It provides conversions between PCL (Point Cloud Library) data types and ROS message types
There are three methods to install libpcl-conversions-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 libpcl-conversions-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 libpcl-conversions-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpcl-conversions-dev
Install libpcl-conversions-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpcl-conversions-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpcl-conversions-dev
Install libpcl-conversions-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 libpcl-conversions-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpcl-conversions-dev
How To Uninstall libpcl-conversions-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpcl-conversions-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpcl-conversions-dev
Uninstall libpcl-conversions-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpcl-conversions-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpcl-conversions-dev
Remove libpcl-conversions-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpcl-conversions-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpcl-conversions-dev
Remove libpcl-conversions-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpcl-conversions-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpcl-conversions-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-conversions-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.