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Requirements:
There are several ROS versions available online. However, it is recommended to install ROS Indigo. This
is not the latest version, but it is still supported by ROS, it is stable and compatible with most optional
packages.
Reference:
The instructions here are extracted from ros.org installation instructions for ROS Indigo.
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu
Setup your sources.list. Setup your computer to accept software from packages.ros.org.
Make sure to disable any internet firewalls before executing this command.
If there are missing package error after you execute this command, then you can execute the
command below (DO NOT EXECUTE FOR UBUNTU 14.04).
Next step is to setup environment. If you skip this step, ROS, even if it is installed will not be
recognized by Linux.
MAC OS X:
OSX is not officially supported by ROS and the installation might fail for several reasons. The instructions
are available on;
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/OSX/Homebrew/Source
Due to installation failures, if you have a MAC, it is recommended you install a virtual machine, and then
follow the instruction for Ubuntu installation given above. There are several methods available to run a
virtual machine on a MAC. One sample instruction is given on
http://www.simplehelp.net/2015/06/09/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-mac/
You can follow other instructions you might find better. Once you have a virtual machine running, you
can install ROS on it using instructions above.