How To Install gazebo9-plugin-base on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo9-plugin-base on Ubuntu 18.04. gazebo9-plugin-base is Open Source Robotics Simulator - base plug-ins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo9-plugin-base on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gazebo9-plugin-base

gazebo9-plugin-base 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 built-in plugins.

There are three methods to install gazebo9-plugin-base on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gazebo9-plugin-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gazebo9-plugin-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gazebo9-plugin-base

Install gazebo9-plugin-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gazebo9-plugin-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gazebo9-plugin-base

Install gazebo9-plugin-base 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 gazebo9-plugin-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gazebo9-plugin-base

How To Uninstall gazebo9-plugin-base on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gazebo9-plugin-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gazebo9-plugin-base

Uninstall gazebo9-plugin-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gazebo9-plugin-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gazebo9-plugin-base

Remove gazebo9-plugin-base Configurations and Data

To remove gazebo9-plugin-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gazebo9-plugin-base

Remove gazebo9-plugin-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gazebo9-plugin-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gazebo9-plugin-base

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gazebo9-plugin-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.