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--- gazebo:install [2017/07/10 12:38] – typos
+++ gazebo:install [2024/08/20 21:38] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-Check your version of Ubuntu using
+Check your version of Ubuntu using:
 <code=bash> lsb_release -a </code>
-These instructions also assume that you are using a **catkin workspace**, which you should definitely get familiar with [[http://wiki.ros.org/catkin/Tutorials | here]]). Focus on tutorials 1-3 for now.
+These instructions assume that you are using a **catkin workspace**, which you should definitely get familiar with [[http://wiki.ros.org/catkin/Tutorials | here]]). Focus on tutorials 1-3 for now.
 ===== Ubuntu 16.04 Flavors =====
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 ==== ROS Kinetic Kame New Install ====
-One big advantage of running ROS Kinetic Kame on Ubuntu 16.04 is that Kinetic comes with Gazebo 7.0 as part of the full ROS installation, so you don’t have to worry about installing 7.5 from source.
+One big advantage of running ROS Kinetic Kame on Ubuntu 16.04 is that Kinetic comes with Gazebo 7.0 as part of the **full** ROS installation, so you don’t have to worry about installing 7.5 from source.
 === Setting up the basics ===
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 === Installing ROS (Kinetic Kame) ===
-See the guide [[http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu | here]] for the basic installation of ROS Kinetic Kame for Ubuntu 16.04
+See the guide [[http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu | here]] if you would prefer the **basic** installation of ROS Kinetic Kame for Ubuntu 16.04.
 <code=bash> sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list' </code>
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 <code=bash> source devel/setup.bash </code>
-=== Installing Misc Packages you may need ===
+=== Installing Gazebo 7.0 ===
+<code=bash> sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-turtlebot-gazebo </code>
+=== Installing miscellaneous packages you may need ===
 <code=bash> sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-turtlebot-teleop </code>
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 ===== Ubuntu 14.04 Flavors =====
+The ROS Indigo Igloo, Gazebo and Turtlebot combination is relatively stable and seems to have the most support.
 ==== ROS Indigo Igloo Preinstalled Virtual Machine ====
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 Instructions can be found [[http://nootrix.com/software/ros-indigo-virtual-machine/ | here]].
-The actual download can be found [[http://nootrix.com/downloads/#RosVM | here]].
+The actual download can be found [[http://nootrix.com/downloads/#RosVM | here]]. (Download the 64 bit version if you have enough RAM).
-Download the 64 bit version if you have enough RAM.
 ==== ROS Indigo Igloo New Install ====
-Below are the instructions for installing ROS Indigo, Gazebo and Turtlebot on a 14.04 flavor of Ubuntu. This combination seems to have the most support and is relatively stable.
+Below are the instructions for a **full** installation of ROS Indigo Igloo, Gazebo and Turtlebot on a 14.04 flavor of Ubuntu.
 === Setting up the basics ===
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 <code=bash> sudo apt-get update </code>
-Installing the synaptic package manager
+Install the synaptic package manager
 <code=bash> sudo apt-get synaptic </code>
-Check version of Ubuntu is 14.04 using (Kubuntu will show up as Ubuntu)
-<code>lsb_release -a</code>
 Download “Muon Discover” from the app store
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 === Installing ROS (Indigo Igloo) ===
-See this guide [[http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu| here]] for the basic installation, explained below
+See the guide [[http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu| here]] if you would prefer the **basic** installation of ROS Indigo Igloo for Ubuntu 14.04.
-=== Setting up catkin workspace ===
+=== Setting up catkin workspace (Indigo Igloo) ===
 Following the tutorial [[http://wiki.ros.org/catkin/Tutorials/create_a_workspace | here.]]
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+==== ROS Indigo Igloo Already Installed ====
+Below are the instructions for installing the Turtlebot and Gazebo on a 14.04 flavor of Ubuntu with ROS Indigo.
+The procedure below only includes dependencies that are not immediately apparent from compiler error messages. You will likely need to install others packages/dependencies, but you should be able to figure out what they are from the messages.
-==== Alternatively... ====
-Below are the instructions for installing the turtlebot and gazebo on a 14.04 flavor of Ubuntu with ROS Indigo.  This combination seems to have the most support and is relatively stable. Don't miss the 'pyqt4-dev-tools', several others have.
-The procedure below only includes dependencies that are not immediately apparent from compiler error messages. You will likely need to install others packages/dependencies, but should be able to figure out what they are from the messages.  Here goes:
 <code=bash>sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu-stable `lsb_release -cs` main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-stable.list' </code>