How To Install python-rosclean on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosclean on Ubuntu 18.04. python-rosclean is cleanup Robot OS filesystem resources (e.g. logs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosclean on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-rosclean

python-rosclean is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). rosclean purge will remove directories associated with storing ROS-related log files. You will be asked to confirm each deletion and it is important that you verify the command that rosclean purge executes is correct.

There are three methods to install python-rosclean 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-rosclean 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-rosclean using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-rosclean

Install python-rosclean Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-rosclean

Install python-rosclean 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-rosclean using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-rosclean

How To Uninstall python-rosclean on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-rosclean package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-rosclean

Uninstall python-rosclean And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-rosclean and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rosclean

Remove python-rosclean Configurations and Data

To remove python-rosclean configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-rosclean

Remove python-rosclean configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rosclean

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosclean package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.