User_Inst_ROSOnUbuntu

1.3 ROS on Ubuntu

Note: This tutorial assumes that you have completed tutorial:

• 1.2 Ubuntu on Oracle VM

Setting up ROS on Ubuntu VM

• For Ubuntu 16, follow this tutorial to install ROS Kinetic
• For Ubuntu 18, follow this tutorial to install ROS Melodic
• For other platforms, check ROS Distributions Page
• Follow this tutorial to install and configure the ROS environment
• Install rosbridge-suite via

$ sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-rosbridge-server

• Place the file_server package in the src folder of your Catkin workspace, then build by running $ catkin_make from the root folder of your catkin workspace. (Your catkin workspace is found in the home directory of the Ubuntu VM, and is usually called catkin_ws).

See http://wiki.ros.org/rosbridge_suite for further information.

Next tutorial: 1.4 Gazebo Setup on VM

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