How To Install python-roslz4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-roslz4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-roslz4
python-roslz4 is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). This is the Python implementation of the LZ4 streaming format. Large data streams are split into blocks which are compressed using the very fast LZ4 compression algorithm.
There are three methods to install python-roslz4 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-roslz4 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-roslz4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-roslz4
Install python-roslz4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-roslz4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-roslz4
Install python-roslz4 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-roslz4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-roslz4
How To Uninstall python-roslz4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-roslz4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-roslz4
Uninstall python-roslz4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-roslz4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-roslz4
Remove python-roslz4 Configurations and Data
To remove python-roslz4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-roslz4
Remove python-roslz4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-roslz4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-roslz4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-roslz4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
