How To Install python-rosmaster on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosmaster on Debian 9. python-rosmaster is Robot OS Master implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosmaster on Debian 9.

What is python-rosmaster

python-rosmaster is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). The rosmaster package implements the ROS Master. Most programs will not need to interact with this package directly. The rosmaster is run automatically whenever roscore is run and all communication with the Master happens over XMLRPC APIs.

There are three methods to install python-rosmaster on Debian 9. 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-rosmaster 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-rosmaster using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-rosmaster

Install python-rosmaster Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-rosmaster

Install python-rosmaster 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-rosmaster

How To Uninstall python-rosmaster on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-rosmaster

Uninstall python-rosmaster And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-rosmaster and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rosmaster

Remove python-rosmaster Configurations and Data

To remove python-rosmaster configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-rosmaster

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-rosmaster have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rosmaster package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.