How to install ros-desktop-full on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install ros-desktop-full package on Ubuntu 16.10.
Quick installation of ros-desktop-full:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: ros-desktop-full
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install ros-desktop-full
Package Details | |
| Package: | ros-desktop-full |
| Version: | 1.6build1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | Robot OS desktop-full metapackage This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which provides the ROS desktop-full system. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 16.10 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/metapackages |
How to install ros-desktop-full on Ubuntu 16.10?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If ros-desktop-full is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ros-desktop-full' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L ros-desktop-full dpkg-query: package 'ros-desktop-full' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing ros-desktop-full:
After system update use the following command to install ros-desktop-full:
sudo apt-get install ros-desktop-full
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove ros-desktop-full from Ubuntu 16.10?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ros-desktop-full from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the ros-desktop-full following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove ros-desktop-full
Following command is used to remove the ros-desktop-full package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ros-desktop-full
This will remove ros-desktop-full and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing ros-desktop-full with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge ros-desktop-full
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ros-desktop-full
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ros-desktop-full package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.