How To Install tf-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tf-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. tf-tools is Set of utilities to operate with the Robot OS tf lib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tf-tools on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is tf-tools

tf-tools is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS), and contains transform library tools. Although tf is mainly a code library meant to be used within ROS nodes, it comes with a large set of command-line tools that assist in the debugging and creation of tf coordinate frames. These tools include: static_transform_publisher, tf_change_notifier, tf_echo, tf_empty_listener tf_monitor, tf_remap and view_frames_tf

There are three methods to install tf-tools on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tf-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tf-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tf-tools

Install tf-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tf-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tf-tools

Install tf-tools 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 tf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tf-tools

How To Uninstall tf-tools on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the tf-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tf-tools

Uninstall tf-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tf-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tf-tools

Remove tf-tools Configurations and Data

To remove tf-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tf-tools

Remove tf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tf-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tf-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tf-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.