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==Download and Install Gazebo==
 
==Download and Install Gazebo==
  
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We recommend Gazebo 1.9 with ROS-hydro on Ubuntu 12.04 (for futher information about which combination of ROS/Gazebo verisons to use, see this [http://gazebosim.org/tutorials/?tut=ros_wrapper_versions link]. Instructions given on this [http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install&ver=1.9&cat=get_started link1] and []. Follow the notes and commands below.  
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We recommend Gazebo 1.9 with ROS-hydro on Ubuntu 12.04 (for futher information about which combination of ROS/Gazebo verisons to use, see this [http://gazebosim.org/tutorials/?tut=ros_wrapper_versions link]. Instructions given on this [http://gazebosim.org/tutorials?tut=install&ver=1.9&cat=get_started link]. Follow the notes and commands below.
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1) Ubuntu repositories:
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Make sure your Ubuntu repositories are set to allow -restricted-, -universe-, and -multiverse-. For more information on repositories and how to change repository settings, see this [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu link].
  
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'''If not using Ubuntu 12.04 and installing hydro:''' please refer to instructions given [http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment here].
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2) Set up your computer to accept software from packages.osrfoundation.org:
  
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1) Pre-compiled binaries
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu precise main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-latest.list'</syntaxhighlight>
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    1) Make sure your Ubuntu repositories are set to allow -restricted-, -universe-, and -multiverse-. For more information on repositories and how to change repository settings, see this [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu link].
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    2) Set up your computer to accept software from packages.osrfoundation.org
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3) Get and install the keys for the repositories:
  
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    <nowiki>sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu precise main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-latest.list'</nowiki>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -</syntaxhighlight>
  
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    3) Get and install the keys for the repositories
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4) Update then install Gazebo:
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     <nowiki>wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -</nowiki>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install gazebo</syntaxhighlight>
  
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    4) Update then install Gazebo
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5) Check installation:
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    <nowiki>sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install gazebo</nowiki>
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    5) Check installation
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">gzserver
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    <nowiki>gzserver
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gzclient</syntaxhighlight>
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gzclient</nowiki>
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    Since Gazebo was installed from debian, it should say (do not enter this command into terminal; compare this to what it says when you entered 'gzserver')
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Since Gazebo was installed from debian, it should say (do not enter this command into terminal; compare this to what it says when you entered 'gzserver'):
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     <nowiki>/usr/bin/gzserver
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/usr/bin/gzclient</nowiki>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/usr/bin/gzserver
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/usr/bin/gzclient</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 21:37, 11 November 2014

Download and Install Gazebo

We recommend Gazebo 1.9 with ROS-hydro on Ubuntu 12.04 (for futher information about which combination of ROS/Gazebo verisons to use, see this link. Instructions given on this link. Follow the notes and commands below.

1) Ubuntu repositories: Make sure your Ubuntu repositories are set to allow -restricted-, -universe-, and -multiverse-. For more information on repositories and how to change repository settings, see this link.

2) Set up your computer to accept software from packages.osrfoundation.org: 

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu precise main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-latest.list'

3) Get and install the keys for the repositories: 

wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -

4) Update then install Gazebo: 

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install gazebo

5) Check installation: 

gzserver
gzclient

Since Gazebo was installed from debian, it should say (do not enter this command into terminal; compare this to what it says when you entered 'gzserver'): 

/usr/bin/gzserver
/usr/bin/gzclient
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