How To Install libgazebo9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgazebo9 is Open Source Robotics Simulator - shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgazebo9

libgazebo9 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 libgazebo9 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgazebo9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgazebo9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgazebo9

Install libgazebo9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgazebo9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgazebo9

Install libgazebo9 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 libgazebo9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgazebo9

How To Uninstall libgazebo9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgazebo9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgazebo9

Uninstall libgazebo9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgazebo9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgazebo9

Remove libgazebo9 Configurations and Data

To remove libgazebo9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgazebo9

Remove libgazebo9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgazebo9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgazebo9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgazebo9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.