Ubuntu (deb packages)

Deb packages for ROS 2 Jazzy Jalisco are currently available for Ubuntu Noble (24.04). The target platforms are defined in REP 2000.

Resources

System setup

Set locale

Make sure you have a locale which supports UTF-8. If you are in a minimal environment (such as a docker container), the locale may be something minimal like POSIX. We test with the following settings. However, it should be fine if you’re using a different UTF-8 supported locale.

$ locale  # check for UTF-8

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install locales
$ sudo locale-gen en_US en_US.UTF-8
$ sudo update-locale LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
$ export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

$ locale  # verify settings

Enable required repositories

You will need to add the ROS 2 apt repository to your system.

First ensure that the Ubuntu Universe repository is enabled.

$ sudo apt install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository universe

Now add the ROS 2 GPG key with apt.

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl -y
$ sudo curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ros/rosdistro/master/ros.key -o /usr/share/keyrings/ros-archive-keyring.gpg

Then add the repository to your sources list.

$ echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/ros-archive-keyring.gpg] http://packages.ros.org/ros2/ubuntu $(. /etc/os-release && echo $UBUNTU_CODENAME) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros2.list > /dev/null

Install development tools (optional)

If you are going to build ROS packages or otherwise do development, you can also install the development tools:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install ros-dev-tools

Install ROS 2

Update your apt repository caches after setting up the repositories.

$ sudo apt update

ROS 2 packages are built on frequently updated Ubuntu systems. It is always recommended that you ensure your system is up to date before installing new packages.

$ sudo apt upgrade

Desktop Install (Recommended): ROS, RViz, demos, tutorials.

$ sudo apt install ros-jazzy-desktop

ROS-Base Install (Bare Bones): Communication libraries, message packages, command line tools. No GUI tools.

$ sudo apt install ros-jazzy-ros-base

Install additional RMW implementations (optional)

The default middleware that ROS 2 uses is Fast DDS, but the middleware (RMW) can be replaced at runtime. See the guide on how to work with multiple RMWs.

Setup environment

Set up your environment by sourcing the following file.

$ source /opt/ros/jazzy/setup.bash

Note

Replace .bash with your shell if you’re not using bash. Possible values are: setup.bash, setup.sh, setup.zsh.

Try some examples

If you installed ros-jazzy-desktop above you can try some examples.

In one terminal, source the setup file and then run a C++ talker:

$ source /opt/ros/jazzy/setup.bash
$ ros2 run demo_nodes_cpp talker

In another terminal source the setup file and then run a Python listener:

$ source /opt/ros/jazzy/setup.bash
$ ros2 run demo_nodes_py listener

You should see the talker saying that it’s Publishing messages and the listener saying I heard those messages. This verifies both the C++ and Python APIs are working properly. Hooray!

Next steps

Continue with the tutorials and demos to configure your environment, create your own workspace and packages, and learn ROS 2 core concepts.

Troubleshoot

Troubleshooting techniques can be found here.

Uninstall

If you need to uninstall ROS 2 or switch to a source-based install once you have already installed from binaries, run the following command:

$ sudo apt remove ~nros-jazzy-* && sudo apt autoremove

You may also want to remove the repository:

$ sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros2.list
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt autoremove
$ sudo apt upgrade # Consider upgrading for packages previously shadowed.