How To Install libgazebo7-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo7-dev on Debian 9. libgazebo7-dev is Open Source Robotics Simulator - Development Files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo7-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgazebo7-dev

libgazebo7-dev 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 development files (headers, shared library symbolic link and pkg-config file).

There are three methods to install libgazebo7-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgazebo7-dev

Install libgazebo7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgazebo7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgazebo7-dev

Install libgazebo7-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgazebo7-dev

How To Uninstall libgazebo7-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgazebo7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgazebo7-dev

Uninstall libgazebo7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgazebo7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgazebo7-dev

Remove libgazebo7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgazebo7-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgazebo7-dev

Remove libgazebo7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgazebo7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgazebo7-dev

Dependencies

libgazebo7-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo7-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.