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ROS SD Card

SD Card Creation

Start with the Ubuntu Mate Raspi distro and use this setup: * Hostname: ros-master * Username: pi * Password: owlsowls

Run sudo raspi-config and make these changes: * Under Boot Options, enableCLI * Under Boot Options , disable splash screen * Under Interfacing Options, enable ssh * Under Advanced Options, expand filesystem * Reboot

# Purge unnecessary packages
sudo apt-get remove -y --purge vlc* youtube-* yelp-* libreoffice* thunderbird* 
sudo apt-get remove -y --purge transmission* scratch* firefox* rhythmbox* python-minecraftpi

# Update existing packages
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
sudo apt autoremove -y
sudo apt-get clean

# Install required packages
sudo apt install -y git maven gradle
sudo apt install -y chromium-browser
sudo apt install -y avahi-daemon avahi-discover libnss-mdns

# Upgrade pip  
sudo -H pip install --upgrade pip
sudo -H pip3 install --upgrade pip

# install requiredpython packages
sudo -H pip install --upgrade arc852-robotics --extra-index-url https://pypi.fury.io/pambrose/

Install ROS as described here: http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu

Install Display-O-Tron support with:

curl -sS get.pimoroni.com/displayotron | bash

Install ros-demos package:

cd ~/catkin_ws/src
git clone https://github.com/athenian-robotics/ros-demos.git

Install the turtlebot3 packages as described here.