how to install ros packages?

hector-slam

asked 2016-02-01 06:58:47 -0600

yoneyama1027
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hi guys.

i'm beginner about ros. i wanna use some ros packages. for example i wanna use hector slam. but i don't know how to install its source file from github.

or i don't know how to install hector slam expect for using github.

please help me for solving this problem.

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answered 2016-02-01 07:08:13 -0600

BennyRe
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The easiest and preferred way of installing packages is via

$ sudo apt-get install ros-<your distro>-<package name>

like e.g.

sudo apt-get install ros-indigo-hector-slam

If there is no debian build or you need the source version for some reason you clone the Github repo to the src folder of your catkin workspace.

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thanks a lot! i try it soon!

yoneyama1027 ( 2016-02-01 07:18:58 -0600 )edit

If the debian binary package is available, you should follow BennyRe's answer, else you should follow RoSPlebb's answer. One thing to be careful while using the git clone command is to specify the branch if required.