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).
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>