How To Install ros-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ros-base
ros-base is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which provides all the ROS base system (including ROS core).
There are three methods to install ros-base 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ros-base
Install ros-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ros-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ros-base
Install ros-base 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ros-base
How To Uninstall ros-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ros-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ros-base
Uninstall ros-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ros-base 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
Remove ros-base Configurations and Data
To remove ros-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ros-base
Remove ros-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ros-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ros-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
