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Robot installation
Description: This tutorial covers the required steps for installing the robot software on a new computer.Keywords: lizi komodo robot installation
Tutorial Level: ADVANCED
Next Tutorial: Running the Komodo gazebo simulation
Contents
Install Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 LTS
Install Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 LTS from bootable USB drive (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop). The default user names and password are:
Lizi username: lizi
Komodo username: komodo
Password: a
When done, do not update graphic card drivers.
If you want a startup sound see, http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-enable-startup-login-sound-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise.html
Install ROS Hydro/Indogo
Install ROS Hydro/Indogo (Desktop-Full Install), see: http://wiki.ros.org/hydro/Installation/Ubuntu or http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu
Configure the ROS environment
Configure the ROS environment, see: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment
For the following instructions replace indigo by hydro if you are using the ROS Indigo:
Do not forget: in ~/.bashrc replace: "source /opt/ros/indigo/setup.bash" with: "source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash" (without "")
Install the ric metapackage
Follow these steps (change 'catkin_ws' to your ROS workspace name):
$ sudo apt-get update $ cd ~/catkin_ws/src $ git clone -b indigo-devel https://github.com/robotican/ric.git $ cd .. $ catkin_make $ roscd ric_robot/config/ $ sudo ./setup.sh $ cd ~/catkin_ws $ catkin_make
The last command will also install rosserial and offer to install additional required packages.
