How To Install sdformat-sdf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdformat-sdf
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is sdformat-sdf
sdformat-sdf is:
SDF is an XML file format that describes environments, objects, and robots in a manner suitable for robotic applications. SDF is capable of representing and describing different physic engines, lighting properties, terrain, static or dynamic objects, and articulated robots with various sensors, and acutators. The format of SDF is also described by XML, which facilitates updates and allows conversion from previous versions. A parser is also contained within this package that reads SDF files and returns a C++ interface.
This package contains SDF (Simulation Description Format) XML files needed by the libsdformat.
There are three methods to install sdformat-sdf
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sdformat-sdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sdformat-sdf
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdformat-sdf
Install sdformat-sdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdformat-sdf
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdformat-sdf
Install sdformat-sdf 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 sdformat-sdf
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdformat-sdf
How To Uninstall sdformat-sdf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the sdformat-sdf
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdformat-sdf
Uninstall sdformat-sdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdformat-sdf
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdformat-sdf
Remove sdformat-sdf Configurations and Data
To remove sdformat-sdf
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdformat-sdf
Remove sdformat-sdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdformat-sdf
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdformat-sdf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdformat-sdf
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.