How To Install python3-catkin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-catkin on Debian 10.
What is python3-catkin
python3-catkin is:
Catkin contains CMake macros that are useful in the development of ROS-related systems. In ROS (Robot OS) Fuerte and later, many of the lower-level libraries are being migrated to be CMake only.
This package contains the Python 3 module.
There are three methods to install python3-catkin on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-catkin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-catkin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-catkin
Install python3-catkin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-catkin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-catkin
Install python3-catkin 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 python3-catkin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-catkin
How To Uninstall python3-catkin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-catkin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-catkin
Uninstall python3-catkin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-catkin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-catkin
Remove python3-catkin Configurations and Data
To remove python3-catkin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-catkin
Remove python3-catkin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-catkin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-catkin
Dependencies
python3-catkin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-catkin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
