How to Install and Uninstall ros-desktop Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ros-desktop on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ros-desktop" package

Please follow the steps below to install ros-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ros-desktop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ros-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ros-desktop package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ros-desktop
Architecture: all
Version: 1.16
Priority: extra
Section: universe/metapackages
Source: ros-metapackages
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Depends: ros-robot, ros-viz, joint-state-publisher-gui
Filename: pool/universe/r/ros-metapackages/ros-desktop_1.16_all.deb
Size: 1804
MD5sum: 2da8bc1f54dec65cd77cfb7e4f2f4f8b
SHA1: 8aa84b20f8156b2f58d2c793cc67d60eb2e1a38b
SHA256: a9f1680ca4c81528c041cd75c557553e48f24f2f8bcef1844c7c4d9a096ff74f
SHA512: 74cb0d8bf9caa52b8bb20430d9851e0fcb71a738243e46001a29980a560d268d640a0f00c0b6add0f83402c68a1dc962c2423ad83153a8e1fa106c5a4dd3f4e1
Description: Robot OS desktop metapackage
Description-md5: 78e1a8a93b0a4168dc78a7149a5b21ac