Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ament-cmake-clang-format on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ament-cmake-clang-format
ament-cmake-clang-format is:
The ament build system is the most common way to build packages for ROS 2.
ament_cmake provides the necessary tooling to build ament packages with CMake.
This package adds support for linting with clang_format to ament_cmake.
There are three methods to install ament-cmake-clang-format on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ament-cmake-clang-format Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ament-cmake-clang-format using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ament-cmake-clang-format
Install ament-cmake-clang-format Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ament-cmake-clang-format using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ament-cmake-clang-format
Install ament-cmake-clang-format Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ament-cmake-clang-format using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ament-cmake-clang-format
How To Uninstall ament-cmake-clang-format on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ament-cmake-clang-format package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ament-cmake-clang-format
Uninstall ament-cmake-clang-format And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ament-cmake-clang-format and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ament-cmake-clang-format
Remove ament-cmake-clang-format Configurations and Data
To remove ament-cmake-clang-format configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ament-cmake-clang-format
Remove ament-cmake-clang-format configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ament-cmake-clang-format configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ament-cmake-clang-format
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ament-cmake-clang-format package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
