How To Install librviz2d on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install librviz2d on Debian 9. librviz2d is Library for the Robot OS 3D visualization tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librviz2d on Debian 9.

What is librviz2d

librviz2d is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS) RViz package. RViz is a tool to visualize ROS messages and the state of the robot.

This package contains the rviz library.

There are three methods to install librviz2d 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 librviz2d Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librviz2d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librviz2d

Install librviz2d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librviz2d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librviz2d

Install librviz2d 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 librviz2d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librviz2d

How To Uninstall librviz2d on Debian 9

To uninstall only the librviz2d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librviz2d

Uninstall librviz2d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librviz2d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librviz2d

Remove librviz2d Configurations and Data

To remove librviz2d configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librviz2d

Remove librviz2d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librviz2d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librviz2d

Dependencies

librviz2d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librviz2d package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.