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 homepage.

List of software packages available in robotpkg (note that some are not relevant to the Nao robot, like the ones requiring a GUI).

Installation of robotpkg

• make sure your Nao has access to the Web.
• log onto it.

Many of the actions we will perform require root access. For convenience, you can edit /etc/sudoers with su -c "vim /etc/sudoers" and change it that way:

root    ALL=(ALL) ALL
nao     ALL=(ALL) ALL

This let you execute all actions requiring root access with sudo.

• 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

# make sure 'sudo' keep your PATH
alias sudo='sudo env PATH=$PATH'

• source the bash profile: source .bash_profile

• install the package manager and update the list of available packages:

$ sudo robotpkg_add http://robotpkg.openrobots.org/packages/bsd/OpenNao-1.14.5.1-i386/All/pkgin-0.6.4.tgz
$ sudo robotpkgin update

Usage

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

For instance:

• robotpkgin avail lists all available packages

• robotpkgin search <pattern> to search for a package

• robotpkgin install <package> to install a package and all its dependencies

• robotpkgin remove <package> to remove a package

• robotpkgin update to update the list of packages

Check robotpkg --help or man robotpkgin for the complete list of actions.