Install Gazebo using Ubuntu packages

*note Gazebo should have been installed with ROS. You can test this by running

gazebo

in your terminal. Following a loading screen an empty gazebo world should appear

Default installation: one-liner

1. Install

   curl 
   -
   ssL http
   :
   //get.gazebosim.org | sh
   

2. Run

   gazebo
   

Alternative installation: step-by-step

1. Setup your computer to accept software from packages.osrfoundation.org.

   _Note:_there is a list ofavailable mirrorsfor this repository which could improve the download speed.

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

   You can check to see if the file was written correctly. For example, in Ubuntu Trusty, you can type:

   $ cat 
   /
   etc
   /
   apt
   /
   sources
   .
   list
   .
   d
   /
   gazebo
   -
   stable
   .
   list
   deb http
   :
   //packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu-stable trusty main
   

2. Setup keys

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

3. Install Gazebo.

   First update the debian database:

   sudo apt
   -
   get
    update
   

   Hint: make sure the apt-get update process ends without any errors, the console output ends inDonesimilar to below:

   $ sudo apt
   -
   get
    update
   
   ...
   Hit
    http
   :
   //ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
   Ign
    http
   :
   //us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US
   Ign
    http
   :
   //us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US
   Ign
    http
   :
   //us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
   Ign
    http
   :
   //us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US
   Reading
   package
    lists
   ...
   Done
   

   Next install gazebo-8 by:

   sudo apt
   -
   get
    install gazebo8
   
   # For developers that work on top of Gazebo, one extra package
   
   sudo apt
   -
   get
    install libgazebo8
   -
   dev
   

   If you see the error below:

   $ sudo apt
   -
   get
    install gazebo8
   
   Reading
   package
    lists
   ...
   Done
   Building
    dependency tree
   
   Reading
    state information
   ...
   Done
   
   E
   :
   Unable
    to locate 
   package
    gazebo8
   

   It's possible the version of Gazebo you are looking for is not supported on the version of OS you are using. For example, installing gazebo8 on Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) will produce the error above. Hint: Take a look at "Project Status" section athttp://gazebosim.org/#status, next to each version is the supported ubuntu versions and ROS versions.

4. Check your installation

   _Note_The first timegazebois executed requires the download of some models and it could take some time, please be patient.

   gazebo