How To Install libpcl-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpcl-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libpcl-msgs-dev is C/C++ headers for PCL-related Robot OS Messages

Introduction

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

What is libpcl-msgs-dev

libpcl-msgs-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains messages which provide the glue between the Point Cloud Library and ROS.

This package contains the generated C++ headers.

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

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

Install libpcl-msgs-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpcl-msgs-dev

Install libpcl-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpcl-msgs-dev

How To Uninstall libpcl-msgs-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpcl-msgs-dev

Uninstall libpcl-msgs-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpcl-msgs-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-msgs-dev

Remove libpcl-msgs-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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