how to solve the error of Could not find a package gazebo

Question

i try to build new package for working with ros and gazebo with

catkin_create_pkg spcbot_description tf rviz gazebo xacro urdf rospy roscpp std_msgs geometry_msgs

but after i run catkin_make i get

 +++ processing catkin package: 'spcbot_description'
 -- ==> add_subdirectory(spcbot/spcbot_description)
 CMake Warning at /opt/ros/kinetic/share/catkin/cmake/catkinConfig.cmake:76 (find_package):
   Could not find a package configuration file provided by "gazebo" with any
   of the following names:
 
     gazeboConfig.cmake
     gazebo-config.cmake
 
   Add the installation prefix of "gazebo" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
   "gazebo_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If "gazebo"
   provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
   installed.
 Call Stack (most recent call first):
   spcbot/spcbot_description/CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)
 
 
 -- Could not find the required component 'gazebo'. The following CMake error indicates that you either need to install the                package with the same name or change your environment so that it can be found.
 CMake Error at /opt/ros/kinetic/share/catkin/cmake/catkinConfig.cmake:83 (find_package):
   Could not find a package configuration file provided by "gazebo" with any
   of the following names:

     gazeboConfig.cmake
     gazebo-config.cmake

   Add the installation prefix of "gazebo" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or set
   "gazebo_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.  If "gazebo"
   provides a separate development package or SDK, be sure it has been
   installed.
 Call Stack (most recent call first):
   spcbot/spcbot_description/CMakeLists.txt:10 (find_package)


 -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
 See also "/home/zora/tuto_catkin_ws/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
 See also "/home/zora/tuto_catkin_ws/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
 Makefile:556: recipe for target 'cmake_check_build_system' failed
 make: *** [cmake_check_build_system] Error 1
 Invoking "make cmake_check_build_system" failed

there are any solution ???

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Originally posted by zahra on ROS Answers with karma: 1 on 2019-10-21

Post score: 0

Answer 1

You need gazebo installed.

sudo apt install ros-kinetic-gazebo*

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Originally posted by stevemacenski with karma: 8272 on 2019-10-21

This answer was ACCEPTED on the original site

Post score: 0

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Original comments

Comment by zahra on 2019-10-21:
i installed i have gazebo7

Comment by stevemacenski on 2019-10-21:
either you didnt install it where it can be found or you have an incomplete environment to find it. The error is pretty clear.

Comment by zahra on 2019-10-21:
sir i was used

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

to install gazebo should i following the Alternative installation ??

Comment by stevemacenski on 2019-10-21:
Try to use the instructions above

Comment by zahra on 2019-10-21:
do you mean this

sudo apt install ros-kinetic-gazebo*