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Installing Turtlebot3

Pre-Requisites

  1. Ubuntu 18.04

    • To check run the following command: 
       lsb_release -a # The output must have Release: 18.04

  2. Have git installed

    • To check: 
       git --version # Should execute without errors
    • If not installed run: 
       sudo apt install git

  3. ROS Melodic Installed

    • To check, run the following commands: 
       echo $ROS_PACKAGE_PATH # Output Must be /opt/ros/melodic/share[:...]

  4. Have a Catkin Workspace

    • To check run the following Commands: 
       cd ~/catkin_ws/ # Or move to wherver your catkin workspace is located
 catkin_make # This should run, without any errors to 100% Completion

Installing Turtlebot3 and other required Packages

  1. Update Packages and Repositories

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

  2. Installing turtlebot3 and turtlebot3-msgs

    sudo apt install ros-melodic-dynamixel-sdk
sudo apt install ros-melodic-turtlebot3-msgs
sudo apt install ros-melodic-turtlebot3

  3. Set turtlebot3 name

    echo "export TURTLEBOT3_MODEL=waffle_pi" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

  4. Installing turtlebot3-simulations

    cd ~/catkin_ws/src/
git clone -b melodic-devel https://github.com/ROBOTIS-GIT/turtlebot3_simulations.git
cd ~/catkin_ws && catkin_make
reboot # Will restart your sytem

  5. Test if everyhing works

    cd ~/catkin_ws
source devel/setup.bash
roslaunch turtlebot3_gazebo turtlebot3_empty_world.launch