Developer Machine Setup

• Install Linux
  • Downloading Ubuntu
  • Installing VirtualBox
  • Setting Up a Virtual Machine
  • Installing Ubuntu
  • Installing Guest Additions
• Installing Visual Studio Code
  • Developing in the Linux VM
  • Developing in Windows
    • Downloading Visual Studio Code
    • Configuring the VM for Remote Access
    • Setting up SSH Keys
    • Visual Studio Code Setup
  • Recommended Extensions
• Install Docker
• Install Git
  • Installing Git on Windows
    • Installing the Git Client
    • Configuring the Git Client
    • Using the Git Client
  • Installing Git on Linux
    • Installing the Git Client
    • Configuring the Git Client
• Install Sphinx

This guide has been developed to walk you through the required installations to contribute to our codebase.

Our robot software is primarily written in C++, with addition to the ROS Library. This system is much easier to compile in Linux, but development can be done in both Linux and Windows. Start with the Developer Machine Setup section and continue through until you reach the end of the section.