.. include:: alias.rst

.. _installation:

Setting up |racecom|
====================

This chapter will show you how to install |racecom| and its required
dependencies. If you already have |racecom| installed on your machine,
you can skip this chapter and directly jump to the :ref:`tools`.

Installation system requirements
--------------------------------

Racecom packages are provided as debian based linux distributions and
are tested for Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 and 18.04 on 64-bit architectures.
In case of any issues, please email support@franka.de.

Installing |racecom|
--------------------

First, install the required dependencies:

.. code-block:: bash

   sudo apt install libzmq3-dev

Then you can install the debian package you were provided with:

.. code-block:: bash

   sudo dpkg -i racecom_*.deb


This will place the ride executable in /usr/bin. Execute:

.. code-block:: bash

   racecom --help

to see the available commands.