Distributions & Roadmap¶
Stretch's "robot distributions" are bundles of software installed onto the robot's onboard computer. A distribution typically includes an Ubuntu operating system, Stretch's Python libraries, a ROS distribution with Stretch's ROS packages, and firmware for Stretch's hardware.
List of Distributions¶
| Distribution | Release Date | Description | EOL Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 22.04 (Recommended) |
January 2024 |
The 22.04 distribution comes with ROS2 Humble and Python3.10. It does not come with ROS1. |
January 2027 |
Ubuntu 20.04 (Maintenance) |
October 2022 |
The 20.04 distribution comes with ROS1 Noetic and Python3.8. This distribution is in maintenance (i.e. only receives bug-fixes, and new features aren't ported back). |
January 2025 |
Deprecated Distributions¶
| Distribution | Release Date | Description | EOL Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 18.04 (Deprecated) |
May 2020 |
18.04 was the first distribution for Stretch, and included software for ROS1 Melodic and Python2. This distribution is no longer supported. |
August 2023 |
Determining your Current Distribution¶
Open a terminal and run the following command. The outputs contains a description of the installed distribution.
lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Installing a Distribution¶
To install one of the distributions above, check out the Performing a Robot Installation guide.
Roadmap¶
We may support ROS 2 Jazzy (a future distribution of ROS2) and Ubuntu 24.04 in the future. Reach out to Hello Robot to provide feedback on distributions you'd like to see.