| ROS Resources: Documentation | Support | Discussion Forum | Index | Service Status | ros @ Robotics Stack Exchange |
Is there a preferred OS for raspberry PI installs of ROS?
I typically use ubuntu, lately with Ubuntu MATE (16.04). Does ros perform better or worse between Ubuntu MATE (any version) and Raspbian (any version)? I would that Raspbian might be better due to a lower overhead but I don't know that for certain.
Any thoughts?
I would say Ubuntu arm (I have Ubuntu Mate on my pi3) is way better for a ROS project than Raspbian. I tried with Raspbian and It was really a pain to install ROS and a pain every time I wanted to install a new package (wrong dependencies and mostly It was very long because you need to compile every new package). You can read this wiki to have an impression of how a pain it is : link.
To compare you can check the install guide for ubuntu arm which look like the normal way to install ROS and especially installing new package is not a pain.
I would say that the only disadvantage of Ubuntu arm is that Ubuntu (Canonical) does not officially support raspberry pi. So for example for the raspberry PI3 I had to find a custom image. But in my case everything works, I am using GPIO, USB, Wifi...
Asked: 2018-07-19 17:25:21 -0500
Seen: 2,222 times
Last updated: Jul 20 '18
ROS Answers is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license.
