setup-essentials

Simple one-line installers to get a fresh NVIDIA Jetson or Ubuntu machine ready for robotics work — ROS 2, cameras, Docker, OpenCV — without hunting through scattered guides.

Get started

Open a terminal and run:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/franklinselva/setup-essentials/main/install.sh)

You'll see a menu — type the number of what you want to install and press Enter. That's it.

Prefer to skip the menu? Add the name of what you want to the same command:

# Install Docker on a Jetson
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/franklinselva/setup-essentials/main/install.sh) jetson-docker

# Install ROS 2 Jazzy on regular Ubuntu
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/franklinselva/setup-essentials/main/install.sh) ubuntu-ros2 jazzy

What you can install

On a Jetson (JetPack 7.x / Ubuntu 24.04)

Type this	What it sets up
jetson-ros2	ROS 2 Jazzy (the robot software framework), ready to use
jetson-realsense	Intel RealSense depth camera support, with GPU acceleration
jetson-docker	Docker with GPU access — run containers that use the Jetson's CUDA

On any Ubuntu machine

Type this	What it sets up
ubuntu-ros2 <version>	ROS 2 for your Ubuntu (e.g. ubuntu-ros2 jazzy), with Gazebo
ubuntu-ros2-uninstall <version>	Removes a ROS 2 install
ubuntu-ros2-humble-src	Builds ROS 2 Humble from source
ubuntu-depthai	Luxonis / OAK camera support
ubuntu-opencv	OpenCV (computer vision library), latest version

Good to know

• Jetson ROS 2 needs JetPack 7.x (Ubuntu 24.04). The installer checks this and stops early with a clear message if your board is on an older JetPack.
• RealSense cameras work straight after install — just unplug and replug the camera once so the permissions take effect.
• Docker is set up so containers can use the GPU automatically. Log out and back in once so you can run docker without sudo.
• OpenCV installs the newest release by default. If your project needs the older 4.x line, add --version 4.11.0. Add --cuda for GPU support (Jetson or a CUDA machine).

Each installer prints what to do next when it finishes.

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_{Layout: jetson/ and ubuntu/ hold the installers, common/ holds shared bits (camera rules, a license-header helper), and install.sh is the menu that ties them together.}