How to Install and Uninstall ros-base Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "ros-base" package

This is a short guide on how to install ros-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ros-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ros-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ros-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ros-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ros-base package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ros-base
Priority: extra
Section: universe/metapackages
Installed-Size: 8
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: ros-metapackages
Version: 1.5
Depends: ros-core, libnodeletlib-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/ros-metapackages/ros-base_1.5_all.deb
Size: 1588
MD5sum: c999bbaeb1020f52c3c4adea65c9dfa5
SHA1: 887232135fe1b127150ee0e956e913f65042201c
SHA256: 79cd8c5d29571913575aa7da7113b1f01ea2a0abe5b2544ce1dba38382bf8369
Description-en: Python Robot OS base metapackage
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which
provides all the ROS base system (including ROS core).
Description-md5: 32d0cd858f2f38c615d8b31456a4f79f
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu