How To Install ros-base-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-base-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ros-base-python-dev
ros-base-python-dev is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which provides a Python ROS base development system (including ROS core).
There are three methods to install ros-base-python-dev 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 ros-base-python-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ros-base-python-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ros-base-python-dev
Install ros-base-python-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ros-base-python-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ros-base-python-dev
Install ros-base-python-dev 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 ros-base-python-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ros-base-python-dev
How To Uninstall ros-base-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ros-base-python-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ros-base-python-dev
Uninstall ros-base-python-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ros-base-python-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ros-base-python-dev
Remove ros-base-python-dev Configurations and Data
To remove ros-base-python-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ros-base-python-dev
Remove ros-base-python-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ros-base-python-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ros-base-python-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-base-python-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
