Programming for the NASA Swarmathon competition will be done with ROS Indigo software
on the Ubuntu platform.
You can install it on your computer or use the application through a Virtual Machine installed
on your computer which accesses Cabrillo's server.
Either way the journey begins by downloading software.
To put ROS Indigo on your computer go to:
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation
Ubuntu
read and install
Begin exploring ROS basics with the tutorial: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials
If you are using a school computer in the CIS install X2Go on your user drive under D:
so you can use it anytime this semester without reinstalling every time
To use Cabrillo's server running X2Go and ROS Indigo through a Virtual Machine
on your computer (or one in the STEM center) with MS Windows install X2Go Client:
http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goclient
Download X2Go for MS Windows
x2goclient-4.0.5.0-2015.07.31-setup.exe
save and install
Once X2Go is installed, open it and pick:
Robot Server, click anywhere on the bubble with the seal pup and enter in the prompts:
Host: robot.cis.cabrillo.edu
Login: UN
Password:
session type: XFCE
Now set-up the X2Go terminal:
App Menu
Other
Eclipse
From terminal enter: ros
hit tab twice
Begin exploring ROS basics with the tutorial: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials