Proj-2013-2014-RobAIR-2/getStarted
Requirement
- Ubuntu OS, but ONLY one of the following version : 12.04 (LTS The Precise Pangolin), 12.10 (The Quantal Quetzal) or 13.04 (The Raring Ringtail)
- An Internet connection
- Patience and terminal skills
ROS installation
First of all, you need to install ROS. IMPORTANT : This tutorial is based on the Hydro version of ROS. If the version is different, you have to adapt the following commands !
Set up your sources.list
Proceed as follow (depending of your version) :
- 12.04 (LTS The Precise Pangolin
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- 12.10 (The Quantal Quetzal)
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- 13.04 (The Raring Ringtail)
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Set up your key
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Installation
Make sure everything is up-to-date :
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Then install the most complete ROS installation :
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Now take a break and watch your computer working.
Initialize rosdep
Rosdep is used to easily install system dependencies :
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Set up your environment
This way, the ROS environment variables are automatically added to your bash session every time a new shell is launched :
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If you just want to change the environment of your current shell, you can type :
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Install Rosinstall
Rosinstall is frequently used for installing specific package and download specific code :
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