Software dependencies installation#

This section describes how to install the dependencies necessary to use Duckietown, in particular Duckiebots.

What you will need

What you will get

A computer with the dependencies necessary to interact with Duckietown.

Dependencies Installation#

Open a terminal and run, in order:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl git git-lfs git-extras gnupg libfuse2 pipx
pipx ensurepath

Note

If you are running Ubuntu in a VM, in addition:

sudo apt install open-vm-tools

Checkpoint#

Warning

Never skip a checkpoint! If checkpoints fail (for whatever reason), chances are future steps will not work either. Seek help if needed.

Test

Run:

pipx --version

Expected Result

The version number for pipx.

Note

If a test fails:

  1. Try following the instructions again.

  2. Check for a troubleshooting section at the bottom of the page.

  3. Join the Duckietown community on Slack, where you can request an invitation to the Duckietown Stack Overflow team, and search for previous solutions.