How To Install libroslib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libroslib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libroslib-dev
libroslib-dev is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It provides the base dependencies and support libraries for ROS. roslib contains many of the common data structures and tools that are shared across ROS client library implementations.
This package contains the development files for the library.
There are three methods to install libroslib-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 libroslib-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 libroslib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libroslib-dev
Install libroslib-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libroslib-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libroslib-dev
Install libroslib-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 libroslib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libroslib-dev
How To Uninstall libroslib-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libroslib-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libroslib-dev
Uninstall libroslib-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libroslib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libroslib-dev
Remove libroslib-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libroslib-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libroslib-dev
Remove libroslib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libroslib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libroslib-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libroslib-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
