User_Inst_UbuntuOnOracleVM

1.2 Ubuntu on Oracle VM VirtualBox

For Windows 10 users, Ubuntu VM can also be set up in Hyper-V. Please find a guide here.

Follow this tutorial to download Oracle VM VirtualBox and create a new VM.

Setting up the Network

In Oracle VirtualBox, make sure the Ubuntu VM is powered off. Then open the settings for the Ubuntu VM. In the Network tab, add two new network adapters:

Host-only Adapter
Network Bridge

In both set the Promiscuous mode to allow VMs and set the Cable Connected tag.

In Ubuntu type $ ifconfig to check the network configuration and to verify your Ethernet connection to the Windows OS. The IP address (enp0s8) of the Ubuntu system will be used by rosbridge_suite and RosBridgeClient as mentioned later in tutorial 2.1 tutorial.

These settings are needed so that the RosBridgeClient running in Windows, and the ROSBridge Server running on Ubuntu can communicate.