How To Install python-rosboost-cfg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosboost-cfg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rosboost-cfg
python-rosboost-cfg is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is used for determining build flags (cflags/lflags/etc.) for boost on your system when you use it in a ROS environment.
There are three methods to install python-rosboost-cfg 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-rosboost-cfg 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-rosboost-cfg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rosboost-cfg
Install python-rosboost-cfg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rosboost-cfg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rosboost-cfg
Install python-rosboost-cfg 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-rosboost-cfg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rosboost-cfg
How To Uninstall python-rosboost-cfg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rosboost-cfg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rosboost-cfg
Uninstall python-rosboost-cfg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rosboost-cfg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rosboost-cfg
Remove python-rosboost-cfg Configurations and Data
To remove python-rosboost-cfg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rosboost-cfg
Remove python-rosboost-cfg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rosboost-cfg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rosboost-cfg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosboost-cfg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
