I've been a Mac user for all my life, so when I first started working with ROS a while ago my first instinct was to install ROS on my MacBook (I am running OS X 10.6). After a few days without seeing any light I decided that since I was a beginner I'd rather start with Ubuntu to avoid extra problems. So I ended up installing Ubuntu 10.04 on my MacBook alongside OS X. Here at the lab we tried installing ROS on a VM but due to 3D acceleration problems rviz wouldn't work properly (or at all can't remember).

So my point is, I'm not sure if a VM will do the trick, probably installing Ubuntu is a better solution. Furthermore if you have any success on installing ROS on OS X 10.6 please share that knowledge :) Although I haven't given up on that I haven't had much time to work on it either.

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On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Patrick Doyle <wpdster@gmail.com> wrote:

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Ken Conley <kwc@willowgarage.com> wrote:
> As a general comment, I wouldn't attempt installing 'pr2all' on OS X.
> I would probably use 'base' or do something even more targeted.
> 'pr2all' is mainly targeted for people using the PR2; the PR2
> libraries are developed and designed for Ubuntu.
>
> - Ken

Thanks for the tip. I had wondered about that. However, I am
preparing to take a seminar in which we will be working with the PR2.
As part of my preparation, I am trying to determine if I can do the
work on my MacBook, or will I have to set up a Ubuntu VM on my MacBook
in order to do the coursework.

--wpd
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