How To Install python-tf2-sensor-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tf2-sensor-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tf2-sensor-msgs
python-tf2-sensor-msgs is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). tf2 is the second generation of the transform library, which lets the user keep track of multiple coordinate frames over time. tf2 maintains the relationship between coordinate frames in a tree structure buffered in time, and lets the user transform points, vectors, etc between any two coordinate frames at any desired point in time.
This package contains the Python code to transform sensor_msgs with tf2.
There are three methods to install python-tf2-sensor-msgs 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-tf2-sensor-msgs 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-tf2-sensor-msgs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tf2-sensor-msgs
Install python-tf2-sensor-msgs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tf2-sensor-msgs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tf2-sensor-msgs
Install python-tf2-sensor-msgs 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-tf2-sensor-msgs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tf2-sensor-msgs
How To Uninstall python-tf2-sensor-msgs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tf2-sensor-msgs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tf2-sensor-msgs
Uninstall python-tf2-sensor-msgs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tf2-sensor-msgs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tf2-sensor-msgs
Remove python-tf2-sensor-msgs Configurations and Data
To remove python-tf2-sensor-msgs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tf2-sensor-msgs
Remove python-tf2-sensor-msgs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tf2-sensor-msgs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tf2-sensor-msgs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tf2-sensor-msgs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
