How To Install libroscpp-core-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroscpp-core-dev on Debian 9. libroscpp-core-dev is Development files for Robot OS roscpp-core

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroscpp-core-dev on Debian 9.

What is libroscpp-core-dev

libroscpp-core-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It contains the development files for roscpp_core which is an underlying library that supports roscpp message data types. It is a lightweight/minimal library that can easily be used in non-ROS-based projects.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libroscpp-core-dev

Install libroscpp-core-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libroscpp-core-dev

Install libroscpp-core-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 libroscpp-core-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libroscpp-core-dev

How To Uninstall libroscpp-core-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libroscpp-core-dev

Uninstall libroscpp-core-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libroscpp-core-dev

Remove libroscpp-core-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libroscpp-core-dev

Remove libroscpp-core-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libroscpp-core-dev

Dependencies

libroscpp-core-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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