installing-rbbtools.md

Installing rbbtools

rbbtools is the commandline tool of the rosbag bazaar. All functionality is build into this tool. Currently there is no real installation process yet. This means that you will have to manually clone this repo and install the dependencies.

Running

The main script is /rbb_tools/rbbtools, for an overview of the commands run:

rbbtools -h

Dependencies

Required

• ROS (desktop, tested with kinetic)
• Python 2.7 (The one from ros ;)

Optional (only for recording RViz)

• Xephyr (sudo apt-get install xserver-xephyr)
• Xvfb (sudo apt-get install xvfb)
• xdotool (sudo apt-get install xdotool)
• ffmpeg (sudo apt-get install ffmpeg)
• VirtualGL (tested with 2.5.2)
  • Download deb package (https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualgl/files/2.5.2/virtualgl_2.5.2_amd64.deb/download)
  • Install package with sudo dpkg -i NAME_OF_THE_DEB_FILE

Optional (only for simulation)

• Docker (https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository)

Python dependencies

Python dependencies are listed in the requirements.txt of each subpackage. They can be installed automatically by using pip by running the three commands below:

Run from the root of the repository:

• pip install -r rbb_tools/requirements.txt
• pip install -r rbb_storage/requirements.txt
• pip install -r rbb_client/requirements.txt