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= Debian install of ROS Melodic =

We are building Debian packages for Debian Stretch. These packages are more efficient than source-based builds and are our preferred installation method for Debian. Note that there are also packages available from Debian upstream. Please see [[UpstreamPackages]] to understand the difference.

Debian packages are built for the following distros and architectures. 

|| Distro || amd64 || armhf || arm64 ||
|| Stretch || X ||  || X ||


If you need to install from source ('''not recommended'''), please see [[melodic/Installation/Source|source (download-and-compile) installation instructions]].

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== Installation ==

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=== Installation ===

First, make sure your Debian package index is up-to-date:
 {{{
sudo apt-get update
}}}

There are many different libraries and tools in ROS.  We provided four default configurations to get you started.  You can also install ROS packages individually.

 '''Desktop-Full Install: (Recommended)''' : ROS, [[rqt]], [[rviz]], robot-generic libraries, 2D/3D simulators, navigation and 2D/3D perception
    {{{
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-desktop-full
 }}} or [[apt:ros-melodic-desktop-full?refresh=yes|click here]]

 '''Desktop Install: ''' ROS, [[rqt]], [[rviz]], and robot-generic libraries
    {{{
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-desktop
 }}} or [[apt:ros-melodic-desktop?refresh=yes|click here]]

 '''ROS-Base: (Bare Bones)''' ROS package, build, and communication libraries. No GUI tools.

   {{{
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-ros-base
}}} or [[apt:ros-melodic-ros-base?refresh=yes|click here]]


 '''Individual Package:''' You can also install a specific ROS package (replace underscores with dashes of the package name):
    {{{
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-PACKAGE
    }}} e.g.
    {{{
sudo apt-get install ros-melodic-slam-gmapping
}}}

To find available packages, use:
{{{
apt-cache search ros-melodic
}}}

=== Initialize rosdep ===

Before you can use ROS, you will need to initialize `rosdep`. `rosdep` enables you to easily install system dependencies for source you want to compile and is required to run some core components in ROS.

{{{
sudo rosdep init
rosdep update
}}}

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=== Build farm status ===

The packages that you installed were built by the [[http://build.ros.org|ROS build farm]].  You can check the status of individual packages [[http://repositories.ros.org/status_page/ros_melodic_default.html|here]].

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