How To Install python3-rviz on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rviz on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-rviz
python3-rviz is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS) RViz package. RViz is a tool to visualize ROS messages and the state of the robot.
This package contains the Python 3 interface to the rviz library.
There are three methods to install python3-rviz on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-rviz 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-rviz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-rviz
Install python3-rviz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-rviz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-rviz
Install python3-rviz 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 python3-rviz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-rviz
How To Uninstall python3-rviz on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-rviz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-rviz
Uninstall python3-rviz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-rviz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rviz
Remove python3-rviz Configurations and Data
To remove python3-rviz configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rviz
Remove python3-rviz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-rviz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-rviz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rviz package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.