How To Install gazebo7 on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is gazebo7

gazebo7 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 then main application binaries

There are three methods to install gazebo7 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gazebo7

Install gazebo7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gazebo7

Install gazebo7 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gazebo7

How To Uninstall gazebo7 on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gazebo7

Uninstall gazebo7 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gazebo7

Remove gazebo7 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gazebo7

Remove gazebo7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gazebo7

Dependencies

gazebo7 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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