Thanks Adam,

this seems to get me closer...it doesn't like that the beginner_tutorials
folder is already in my home path...I am not sure what put it there.  should
I just delete it and then run teh command?

FYI...below is the terminal print showing the steps:

kevin@kevin-robot:~$ echo $HOME
/home/kevin
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ echo $PATH
/opt/ros/cturtle/ros/bin:/opt/ros/cturtle/ros/bin:/opt/ros/cturtle/ros/bin:/opt/ros/cturtle/ros/bin:/opt/ros/cturtle/ros/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ cd ~/
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ mkdir ros_tutorials
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ ls
beginner_tutorials  Downloads         Pictures       Templates
Desktop             examples.desktop  Public         Videos
Documents           Music             ros_tutorials
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ export
ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=~/ros_tutorials:$ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
kevin@kevin-robot:~$ roscreate-pkg beginner_tutorials std_msgs rospy roscpp
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WARNING: current working directory is not on ROS_PACKAGE_PATH!
Please update your ROS_PACKAGE_PATH environment variable.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/home/kevin/beginner_tutorials already exists, aborting

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