How To Install libgazebo7 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo7 on Debian 9.
What is libgazebo7
libgazebo7 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 gathers shared libraries used
There are three methods to install libgazebo7 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 libgazebo7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgazebo7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgazebo7
Install libgazebo7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgazebo7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgazebo7
Install libgazebo7 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 libgazebo7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgazebo7
How To Uninstall libgazebo7 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgazebo7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgazebo7
Uninstall libgazebo7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgazebo7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgazebo7
Remove libgazebo7 Configurations and Data
To remove libgazebo7 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgazebo7
Remove libgazebo7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgazebo7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgazebo7
Dependencies
libgazebo7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo7 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.