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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "ros-desktop-python-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ros-desktop-python-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ros-desktop-python-dev
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-robot-python-dev, ros-viz-python-dev
Filename: pool/universe/r/ros-metapackages/ros-desktop-python-dev_1.5_all.deb
Size: 1622
MD5sum: 0e1d308f1bd4580ea5f7a3b6f6953e73
SHA1: d5a490e9e203e5b1f47e2c5f3def28a0a9fb8fa0
SHA256: df6359ea627029a5a7d62f8960ed8dc24696893944029da18d4c144d3b4993ee
Description-en: Python Robot OS desktop development metapackage
This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It is a metapackage which
provides a python-based ROS desktop development system (including ROS robot
and viz).
Description-md5: 649bde6acd416a625e0a4c75f03c4ba9
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu