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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ Installation of stage_ros2 on Ubuntu 24.04: (not tested in all configurations)
git submodule add --branch humble https://github.com/tuw-robotics/stage_ros2.git stage_ros2
```

- Install ROS 2 desktop and colcon build tools:

- ```bash
sudo apt install ros-humble-desktop python3-colcon-common-extensions
```

- skip this step if ROS 2 Humble is already installed on your system

- Source the ROS 2 environment:

- ```bash
source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash
```

- this step is required before running any colcon commands and needs to be repeated in each new terminal session

- Make sure the python ros development tools are installed:

- ```bash
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git clone --branch humble https://github.com/tuw-robotics/stage_ros2.git
cd YOUR_ROS2_WORKSPACE

# Install ROS 2 desktop and colcon build tools
sudo apt install ros-humble-desktop python3-colcon-common-extensions

# Source ROS 2 environment
source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash

# Update the needed development packages and tools
sudo apt install python3-rosdep
sudo rosdep init
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