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With the Ubuntu user space coming to Windows 10, should we expect ROS to quickly become available on this platform? Or are there kernel dependencies that might cause problems? The number of devices ROS could run on would blow through the roof.
If they're really running a recent version of Ubuntu and apt, ROS will probably work.
The core parts of ROS don't require specific support from the kernel, so most of the core functionality like topics and services should work.
Any package that requires a driver (lasers, cameras, etc) will need to be tested on a case-by-case basis. Most of the hardware drivers in ROS are written and maintained by different groups, so each ROS driver is different and has different requirements of the kernel. It's impossible to make a blanket statement about whether all of them will work or not. In the end, the driver support will depend heavily on how well /dev and USB works in Ubuntu on Windows 10.
there is a good intro to what it will do here https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapp... and http://arstechnica.com/information-te... specifically addressing some of the limitations of what will be possible in the first release
Asked: 2016-04-05 18:43:00 -0500
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A comment: Windows is (or will be) a first-class citizen for ROS2. This question is specifically about ROS1 it seems.