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.
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 MATLAB
* Install ROS Kinetic (optional)
* Install basic utilities.
* Install MATLAB
## 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
## Install ROS Kinetic (optional)
Some of our projects run with ROS Kinetic, to install it use the ROS_install.sh script from this public repo.
