We have released many new packages into Hydro as we approach the Beta release. There are a few outstanding packages with unresolved dependencies. For a specific list of released packages please see below. The total number of Hydro packages available now stands at 408 on Precise. Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to get these packages out to make the beta release. There have been over 20 people actively contributing releases in the last week. You can see an overview here: https://github.com/ros/rosdistro/pulse Tully Packages Added: ros-hydro-control-toolbox : 1.10.1 ros-hydro-controller-interface : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-controller-manager : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-controller-manager-tests : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-controllers-msgs : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-ecl : 0.60.0 ros-hydro-ecl-command-line : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-concepts : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-containers : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-converters : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-core : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-core-apps : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-devices : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-eigen : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-exceptions : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-formatters : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-geometry : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-ipc : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-linear-algebra : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-manipulation : 0.60.0 ros-hydro-ecl-manipulators : 0.60.0 ros-hydro-ecl-math : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-mobile-robot : 0.60.0 ros-hydro-ecl-mpl : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-navigation : 0.60.0 ros-hydro-ecl-sigslots : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-statistics : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-streams : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-threads : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-time : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-type-traits : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-ecl-utilities : 0.60.3 ros-hydro-effort-controllers : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-forward-command-controller : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-freenect-launch : 0.2.2 ros-hydro-freenect-stack : 0.2.2 ros-hydro-geometry-experimental : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-geometry-tutorials : 0.2.0 ros-hydro-gmapping : 1.3.0 ros-hydro-interactive-marker-tutorials : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-joint-state-controller : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-laser-assembler : 1.7.1 ros-hydro-laser-pipeline : 1.6.1 ros-hydro-learning-actionlib : 0.1.4 ros-hydro-librviz-tutorial : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-openni-camera : 1.9.0 ros-hydro-openni-launch : 1.9.0 ros-hydro-openslam-gmapping : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-pluginlib-tutorials : 0.1.4 ros-hydro-position-controllers : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-pr2-controller-interface : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-pr2-controller-manager : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-pr2-hardware-interface : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-pr2-mechanism : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-pr2-mechanism-diagnostics : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-pr2-mechanism-model : 1.8.1 ros-hydro-prosilica-camera : 1.9.1 ros-hydro-prosilica-gige-sdk : 1.26.2 ros-hydro-ros-control : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-ros-controllers : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-ros-full : 1.0.0 ros-hydro-rqt-top : 0.2.17 ros-hydro-rviz-plugin-tutorials : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-rviz-python-tutorial : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-segbot : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-segbot-apps : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-segbot-bringup : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-segbot-description : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-segbot-navigation : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-segbot-sensors : 0.1.0 ros-hydro-slam-gmapping : 1.3.0 ros-hydro-stage : 4.1.1 ros-hydro-stage-ros : 1.7.0 ros-hydro-test-tf2 : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2 : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-bullet : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-geometry-msgs : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-kdl : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-msgs : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-py : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-ros : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-tf2-tools : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-turtle-tf : 0.2.0 ros-hydro-underwater-sensor-msgs : 1.2.0 ros-hydro-underwater-vehicle-dynamics : 1.2.0 ros-hydro-uwsim : 1.2.0 ros-hydro-uwsim-bullet : 2.79.0 ros-hydro-uwsim-osgbullet : 2.0.2 ros-hydro-uwsim-osgocean : 1.0.2 ros-hydro-uwsim-osgworks : 2.0.2 ros-hydro-velocity-controllers : 0.4.0 ros-hydro-visualization-marker-tutorials : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-visualization-tutorials : 0.8.0 ros-hydro-xdot : 1.10.0 ros-hydro-yujin-maps : 0.1.0 Packages Removed: Packages Updated: ros-hydro-filters : 1.7.1 -> 1.7.3 ros-hydro-laser-filters : 1.6.8 -> 1.6.10 ros-hydro-laser-geometry : 1.5.8 -> 1.5.11 ros-hydro-rviz : 1.9.30 -> 1.10.0