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Rud Merriam
Jun 18, 2014, 5:11:42 PM6/18/14
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Hi all,
I am mainly a Windows developer but working on moving to ROS / OpenCV / C++ on Linux. I went cold turkey on my laptop with Zorin during a recent trip to the NASA Sample Return Robotics Centennial Challenge. Now I need to move further into Linux.
I thought asking some Windows folks who have a better appreciation of what I do not know about Linux might be constructive.
My robots will run with standard PC motherboards, USB web cams, and USB controllers. I have not gotten into using a Rasberry Pi over Ethernet but that is a possibility. My development environment will be a desktop PC and probably a laptop PC for field work.
I know ROS is "best used" on Ubuntu and I am fine with that or Zorin on the desktop / laptop. I will need all the office suite, etc.
On the robots I want a stripped down version of Linux. Zorin has a light edition that may have many of applications removed but I would also like to reduce the footprint of the OS by eliminating unneeded services. What those are I have no idea but it seems to make sense. LOL
Please, suggestions on desktop and embedded Linux versions for this?
I am mainly a Windows developer but working on moving to ROS / OpenCV / C++ on Linux. I went cold turkey on my laptop with Zorin during a recent trip to the NASA Sample Return Robotics Centennial Challenge. Now I need to move further into Linux.
I thought asking some Windows folks who have a better appreciation of what I do not know about Linux might be constructive.
My robots will run with standard PC motherboards, USB web cams, and USB controllers. I have not gotten into using a Rasberry Pi over Ethernet but that is a possibility. My development environment will be a desktop PC and probably a laptop PC for field work.
I know ROS is "best used" on Ubuntu and I am fine with that or Zorin on the desktop / laptop. I will need all the office suite, etc.
On the robots I want a stripped down version of Linux. Zorin has a light edition that may have many of applications removed but I would also like to reduce the footprint of the OS by eliminating unneeded services. What those are I have no idea but it seems to make sense. LOL
Please, suggestions on desktop and embedded Linux versions for this?
Daniel Stonier
Jun 18, 2014, 7:16:15 PM6/18/14
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If you're learning ROS, putting Ubuntu on your desktop and (initially) ubuntu on a notebook or embedded board (even if it is a bit slow). That way you'll only have to fight ROS instead of ROS + linux + packaging + compiling problems. There are various ways you can remove services and even run headless in ubuntu.
Later if you don't mind having to compile ROS sources for your robot, a good embedded option is gentoo. Gentoo has a fantastic framework for compiling your entire OS and choosing only what you want to add on top of a very minimal base. Since it's compiled, you can optimise the build exactly for the processor which gives a significant speedup for embedded boards.
Daniel.
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Rud Merriam
Jun 19, 2014, 5:53:29 PM6/19/14
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Thanks, Daniel.
I will try installing ROS on my Zorin laptop. Since Zorin is a Ubuntu version it has a good chance of working. I can proceed from there and investigate stripping unneeded stuff for Zorin or Ubuntu later.
I will try installing ROS on my Zorin laptop. Since Zorin is a Ubuntu version it has a good chance of working. I can proceed from there and investigate stripping unneeded stuff for Zorin or Ubuntu later.
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