How To Install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7. python36-colcon-ros-bundle is Plugin for colcon to bundle ros applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7.

What is python36-colcon-ros-bundle

This package is a plugin to colcon-core, that contains extensions for colcon-bundle. With this package you can use colcon bundle to create bundles of ROS applications. A bundle is a portable environment that allows for execution of the bundled application on a Linux host that does not have the application or its dependencies installed in the root filesystem.

We can use yum or dnf to install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python36-colcon-ros-bundle.

Install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-colcon-ros-bundle using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python36-colcon-ros-bundle

Install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python36-colcon-ros-bundle using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python36-colcon-ros-bundle

How To Uninstall python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python36-colcon-ros-bundle package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python36-colcon-ros-bundle

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python36-colcon-ros-bundle on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.