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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "ros-core" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ros-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ros-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ros-core
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: python-rosclean, python-rosbag, python-rosgraph, python-roslaunch, python-rosmaster, python-rosmsg, python-rosnode, python-rosparam, python-rosservice, python-rostopic, python-message-filters, python-roswtf, rosout, topic-tools
Recommends: rosbash
Filename: pool/universe/r/ros-metapackages/ros-core_1.5_all.deb
Size: 2182
MD5sum: b4987b97e5206c77f17e0f59869ba528
SHA1: d53702d85d3d89e01ba2b2201cbae0bb3b05cbaf
SHA256: 22401fd7524f9f04c6b787f97263903297b4a55f5d4a98c70080c745cd77e681
Description-en: Robot OS core metapackage
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage
providing all the ROS core system.
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Different to upstream, this packages does not provide geneus and
rosbag_migration_rule.
Please install them from source, if you need them.
Description-md5: 4b79f51f56b69a7611fb956936b6da3c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu