How To Install roslisp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install roslisp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is roslisp
roslisp is:
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). Roslisp is a client library for writing ROS nodes in idiomatic Common Lisp. The library is written to support ease of use, quick scripting of nodes, and interactive debugging of a running ROS system.
There are three methods to install roslisp 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 roslisp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install roslisp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install roslisp
Install roslisp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install roslisp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install roslisp
Install roslisp 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 roslisp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install roslisp
How To Uninstall roslisp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the roslisp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove roslisp
Uninstall roslisp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall roslisp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove roslisp
Remove roslisp Configurations and Data
To remove roslisp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge roslisp
Remove roslisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove roslisp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roslisp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install roslisp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
