How To Install libroscpp-core-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libroscpp-core-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libroscpp-core-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
