# Do I install just ros\_gz or both ros\_gz and standalone Gazebo?

**URL:** https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/do-i-install-just-ros-gz-or-both-ros-gz-and-standalone-gazebo/49294
**Category:** Gazebo General
**Tags:** ros2, gazebo, install
**Created:** [July 28, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/do-i-install-just-ros-gz-or-both-ros-gz-and-standalone-gazebo/49294 "2025-07-28T01:49:58Z")
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### Author: ![sickopickle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/sickopickle/32/26785_2.png) [@sickopickle](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/sickopickle)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/do-i-install-just-ros-gz-or-both-ros-gz-and-standalone-gazebo/49294/1 "2025-07-28T01:49:58Z")

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Should I install both [Binary Installation on Ubuntu — Gazebo harmonic documentation](https://gazebosim.org/docs/harmonic/install_ubuntu/) and [GitHub - gazebosim/ros\_gz at jazzy](https://github.com/gazebosim/ros_gz/tree/jazzy) or just the latter? I’ve heard of issues when installing both, just wanted to confirm.

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### Author: ![peci1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/peci1/32/10145_2.png) [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/do-i-install-just-ros-gz-or-both-ros-gz-and-standalone-gazebo/49294/2 "2025-07-28T07:27:57Z")

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I don’t think installing both is possible. Both want to install command /usr/bin/gz , so there would be a conflict.

Installing the Gazebo from ros\_gz should be okay for many users. The only real downside is that it doesn’t come with the Python bindings.