laptop_install.md

-Before starting, assign the computer a name a registered it in SRL Laptop Fleet and a sticker.
+# SRL Laptop install Linux, Matlab, and basic utilities.
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+Before starting, assign the computer a name, registered it in [SRL Laptop Fleet](Home), and add a sticker.
 
 In general the steps required to get a computer up and running are
 
 * Install Windows (optional)
 * Install Ubuntu
-    * Install basic software
+* Install basic utilities.
 * Install MATLAB
-    * Install ROS Kinetic (optional)
 
 ## Install Ubuntu
 
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 To connect to the internet with your wireless card follow the instructions on NPS ERN on Linux (Ubuntu) and to obtain a static IP (wired connection) use the TAC Forms.
  
-## Install Basic utilities
+## Install basic utilities
 
-Use the Basic_install.sh from this public repo to get your system upgraded and to install Smartgit (our git client of choice) and Sublime Text (our text editor of choice).
+Use the `Basic_install.sh` from this public repo to get your system upgraded and to install Smartgit (our git client of choice) and Sublime Text (our text editor of choice).
 
 ## Install MATLAB
 
-Install MATLAB, available via the NPS Software Library. We currently use MATLAB 2016b. This can take a long time.
+Install MATLAB, available via the NPS Software Library. We currently use MATLAB 2018b. This can take a long time.
 
 After the installation is complete install the following package:
 
      sudo apt-get install matlab-support
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-## Install ROS Kinetic (optional)
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-Some of our projects run with ROS Kinetic, to install it use the ROS_install.sh script from this public repo.
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