The Checklist

There is a good chance that someone will need to re-install the OS of the robot base in the future. If you for some reason need to re-install the OS on the Pioneer LX, there is a few critical things to remember:

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You can install a new OS from a USB like you would on any regular personal computer.

Make the startup script auto-run at login

Small changes to the procedure may be needed for other Ubuntu versions. For Xubuntu 16.04 the following proceedure works:

1. Open the Settings Manager.
2. Go to the Session and Startup configuration.
3. Under the sub-menu Application Autostart you can add and configure what applications and scripts will run at start.
4. The startup script I created is added under the name start script. The command I used can be found below.

The Correct Command Entry

I wanted the script to run in a new terminal window so it would be easier to terminate it. If it is not launched in a terminal window, we would have to use a process manager like Htop to terminate the script in stead of just closing the terminal. To run the script in a new terminal I enter the following command in the command entry for the start script discussed above:

xfce4-terminal --command "python /home/cyborg/start_scripts/start.py"

Add User to Dialout

Use the following command, but change MyUser to the user name of the Cyborg’s Ubuntu user:

sudo adduser MyUser dialout

Installing Software

The Software checklist is the following:

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