= robotpkg as package manager for Nao =

This page explains step by step how to install and configure `robotpkg` on the Nao robot.

`robotpkg` is a package manager that allows to easily install and keep up-to-date a variety of softwares focused on academic robotics. You can learn more about `robotpkg` on its [[http://robotpkg.openrobots.org | homepage]].

[[http://robotpkg.openrobots.org/robotpkg/index.html | List of software packages available]] in `robotpkg` (note that some are not relevant to the Nao robot, like the ones requiring a GUI).

{{{#!caution
Only Atom-based Nao (ie, Nao v4) is currently supported!
}}}

== Installation of robotpkg ==

 * make sure your Nao has access to the Web.
 * log onto it.
 * fetch the binary version of `robotpkg`: `wget http://robotpkg.openrobots.org/packages/bsd/OpenNao-1.14.5.1-i386/bootstrap.tar.gz`
 * extract it to `/`:
{{{
$ cd /
$ sudo tar -xf ~/bootstrap.tar.gz
}}}
 * `robotpkg` is now installed on your Nao, in `/opt/openrobots`. Edit `.bash_profile` in your home directory, and add these lines to configure your environment:
{{{
export OPENROBOTS=/opt/openrobots
export PATH=$PATH:$OPENROBOTS/sbin:$OPENROBOTS/bin
export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$OPENROBOTS/man
}}}
 * source the bash profile: `source .bash_profile`
 * install the package manager:
{{{
$ robotpkg_add http://robotpkg.openrobots.org/packages/bsd/OpenNao-1.14.5.1-i386/All/pkgin-0.6.4.tgz
}}}

== Usage ==

You can now call from any place `robotpkgin <action> <package>`