How To Install gazebo7-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo7-common on Debian 9. gazebo7-common is Open Source Robotics Simulator - Shared files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo7-common on Debian 9.

What is gazebo7-common

gazebo7-common is:

Gazebo is a multi-robot simulator for outdoor environments. Like Stage (part of the Player project), it is capable of simulating a population of robots, sensors and objects, but does so in a three-dimensional world. It generates both realistic sensor feedback and physically plausible interactions between objects (it includes an accurate simulation of rigid-body physics).

This package contains shared files such as 3d models, worlds and robots.

There are three methods to install gazebo7-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gazebo7-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gazebo7-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gazebo7-common

Install gazebo7-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gazebo7-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gazebo7-common

Install gazebo7-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gazebo7-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gazebo7-common

How To Uninstall gazebo7-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gazebo7-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gazebo7-common

Uninstall gazebo7-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gazebo7-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gazebo7-common

Remove gazebo7-common Configurations and Data

To remove gazebo7-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gazebo7-common

Remove gazebo7-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gazebo7-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gazebo7-common

Dependencies

gazebo7-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo7-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.