How To Install python-genmsg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genmsg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-genmsg
python-genmsg is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). Project genmsg exists in order to decouple code generation (from .msg & .srv format files) from the parsing of these files and from implementation details of the build system.
There are three methods to install python-genmsg 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 python-genmsg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-genmsg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-genmsg
Install python-genmsg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-genmsg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-genmsg
Install python-genmsg 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 python-genmsg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-genmsg
How To Uninstall python-genmsg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-genmsg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-genmsg
Uninstall python-genmsg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-genmsg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-genmsg
Remove python-genmsg Configurations and Data
To remove python-genmsg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-genmsg
Remove python-genmsg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-genmsg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-genmsg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genmsg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
