How To Install ros-release on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-release on CentOS 7. ros-release is Robot Operating System release files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-release on CentOS 7.

What is ros-release

ROS Release files, macros, and common directories for ROS packages

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

Install ros-release on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ros-release

Install ros-release 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 ros-release using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ros-release

How To Uninstall ros-release on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ros-release package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ros-release

References

Summary

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