How To Install python-rostest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rostest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rostest
python-rostest is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). rostest is an extension to roslaunch that enables roslaunch files to be used as test fixtures. As a fully running system has more complex behaviors than an individual ROS node, this allows you to do full integration testing across multiple nodes. It is compatible with xUnit frameworks.
There are three methods to install python-rostest 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-rostest 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-rostest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rostest
Install python-rostest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rostest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rostest
Install python-rostest 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-rostest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rostest
How To Uninstall python-rostest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rostest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rostest
Uninstall python-rostest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rostest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rostest
Remove python-rostest Configurations and Data
To remove python-rostest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rostest
Remove python-rostest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rostest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rostest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rostest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
