How To Install python-rosmake on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosmake on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rosmake
python-rosmake is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). rosmake is a tool to assist with building ROS packages. It facilitates building packages that have dependencies, allowing all dependencies to be built in the correct order.
There are three methods to install python-rosmake 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-rosmake 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-rosmake using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rosmake
Install python-rosmake Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rosmake using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rosmake
Install python-rosmake 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-rosmake using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rosmake
How To Uninstall python-rosmake on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rosmake package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rosmake
Uninstall python-rosmake And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rosmake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rosmake
Remove python-rosmake Configurations and Data
To remove python-rosmake configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rosmake
Remove python-rosmake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rosmake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rosmake
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosmake package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
