Installation¶
ROS 2 Installation Options¶
Multiple distributions of ROS 2 are supported at a time. We recommend using the most recent release available when possible.
Select your ROS distribution¶
Released July 2018 |
Released December 2018 |
Released May 2019 |
Supported until July 2019 |
Supported until December 2019 |
Supported until May 2021 |
For more detailed descriptions of each release see REP-2000
Why you might want an older distribution¶
You may want to install an older distribution if you need ROS 2 to:
Operate on an older platform
Support an older package that hasn’t been optimized for the latest release
Be supported for a longer period of time (the latest release isn’t necessarily supported the longest)
General users with no special considerations should use the most recent release available.
Contributing to ROS 2 core?¶
If you plan to contribute directly to ROS 2 core packages, you can install the latest development from source.