How to Install and Uninstall catkin Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "catkin" package

This tutorial shows how to install catkin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "catkin" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall catkin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                catkin
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the catkin package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: catkin
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.0-1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: ros-catkin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 446
Depends: python3, python3-catkin-pkg (>= 0.4.14-2), python3-catkin, python3-empy, python3-setuptools, cmake, libgtest-dev, python3:any
Recommends: bash-completion
Filename: pool/universe/r/ros-catkin/catkin_0.8.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 78536
MD5sum: 3fd73717c92a09b78b54b717f6d46fe7
SHA1: b09635b46550f53d7078dbd5300e65b6402f99af
SHA256: b377d68d9f431fcdee5a4db6d6548812372ffe45e39341346d26ee19aa778658
Homepage: https://wiki.ros.org/catkin
Description: Low-level build system macros and infrastructure for Robot OS
Description-md5: 33ab274f6a426c47cf4494b0d3323c22