How do I remove a duplicate package?

asked 2016-01-24 18:48:50 -0500

nadnav
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updated 2016-01-24 21:44:35 -0500

I installed the velodyne driver package using

sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-velodyne

But then I realised that the release version didn't support what I needed.
The current master branch however does.
https://github.com/ros-drivers/velodyne

I cloned the repository to my catkin workspace, made it then installed it.
However, when I try to launch it with

roslaunch velodyne_pointcloud VLP16_points.launch

I get the error

[VLP16_points.launch] is neither a launch file in package [velodyne_pointcloud] nor is [velodyne_pointcloud] a launch file name

I think it's referencing the old package.
How do I remove the old package that I installed using sudo apt-get install?

Edit: Ran source command and outputted ROS_PACKAGE_PATH variable

$ source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash   
$ echo $ROS_PACKAGE_PATH  
/home/nathan/catkin_ws/src:/opt/ros/indigo/share:/opt/ros/indigo/stacks

rospack find output

nathan:~/catkin_ws$ rospack find velodyne_pointcloud
/opt/ros/indigo/share/velodyne_pointcloud

catkin_make and catkin_install output

nathan:~/catkin_ws$ catkin_make
Base path: /home/nathan/catkin_ws
Source space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/src
Build space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/build
Devel space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/devel
Install space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/install
####
#### Running command: "make cmake_check_build_system" in "/home/nathan/catkin_ws/build"
####
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#### Running command: "make -j4 -l4" in "/home/nathan/catkin_ws/build"
####
[  0%] Built target std_msgs_generate_messages_cpp
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[  0%] Built target std_msgs_generate_messages_py
[  0%] [  0%] Built target _velodyne_msgs_generate_messages_check_deps_VelodyneScan
Built target _velodyne_msgs_generate_messages_check_deps_VelodynePacket
[  0%] Built target _beginner_tutorials_generate_messages_check_deps_Num
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Built target transform_node
[100%] Built target transform_nodelet
Built target cloud_nodelet
nathan:~/catkin_ws$ catkin_make install
Base path: /home/nathan/catkin_ws
Source space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/src
Build space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/build
Devel space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/devel
Install space: /home/nathan/catkin_ws/install
####
#### Running command: "make cmake_check_build_system" in "/home/nathan/catkin_ws/build"
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#### Running command: "make install -j4 -l4" in "/home/nathan/catkin_ws/build"
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[  0%] [  0%] Built target std_msgs_generate_messages_cpp
Built target std_msgs_generate_messages_lisp
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answered 2016-01-25 08:55:29 -0500

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If your catkin workspace had been constructed correctly, the driver built from source should overlay the binary package you had installed previously. At this point, you'd probably have to re-create the workspace from scratch, being very careful to source only the ROS distro while doing it.

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answered 2016-01-24 19:26:21 -0500

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updated 2016-01-25 04:28:50 -0500

Did you sourced the setup.*sh file in your Catkin workspace (cf. tutorial)?

If you think you did, we may not have enough info. Edit your question to add echo $ROS_PACKAGE_PATH command output.

UPDATE) If you are using install space, then source ~/catkin_ws/installl/setup.bash.

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Yes, I've sourced the setup.bash file. I've also added the source command to my bashrc so it should be running it automatically. However, I just ran the source command again just to be 100% confident. I've edited my original question with the ROS_PACKAGE_PATH variable.

nadnav ( 2016-01-24 19:41:05 -0500 )edit

How about:

rospack find velodyne_pointcloud

You might want to paste all output when you did "make". Make sure the package was built without outstanding errors.

130s ( 2016-01-24 20:56:21 -0500 )edit

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How do I remove the old package that I installed using sudo apt-get install?

Despite that's not even a ROS question, you can remove by apt-get purge %PKGNAME%.

130s ( 2016-01-24 20:56:32 -0500 )edit

I've updated the original post with the rospack find and catkin_make output.

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answered 2019-08-22 05:50:25 -0500

ermanas
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I've experienced such a thing like this. I installed rviz from the source and also I clone the rviz repository from the git to my catkin workspace source folder. And I make catkin_make. After that I simply delete the rviz from the workspace but after that the catkin_make didn't clean the rviz completely from the workspace. When I make catkin_make for packages who has rviz dependency, catkin_make gave me error. Infact I had the rviz that I installed from the source(with apt-get install) on my computer. the problem is this catkin_make was searching my catkin workspace.

As a solution, instead of creating a new catkin workspace from scratch, I searched my workspace and I deleted the rviz folders. And when I do catkin_make after that, It worked.

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