How To Install ros-viz-python-dev on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-viz-python-dev on Debian 12.

What is ros-viz-python-dev

ros-viz-python-dev is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which provides a python-based ROS viz development system (including ROS base).

There are three methods to install ros-viz-python-dev on Debian 12. 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-viz-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-viz-python-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ros-viz-python-dev

Install ros-viz-python-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ros-viz-python-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ros-viz-python-dev

Install ros-viz-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ros-viz-python-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ros-viz-python-dev

How To Uninstall ros-viz-python-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ros-viz-python-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ros-viz-python-dev

Uninstall ros-viz-python-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ros-viz-python-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ros-viz-python-dev

Remove ros-viz-python-dev Configurations and Data

To remove ros-viz-python-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ros-viz-python-dev

Remove ros-viz-python-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ros-viz-python-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ros-viz-python-dev

Dependencies

ros-viz-python-dev have the following dependencies:

• ros-base-python-dev
• python3-interactive-markers
• python3-python-qt-binding
• python3-rviz

References

• ros-viz-python-dev website
• ros-viz-python-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ros-viz-python-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.