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Installation - Linux

Prerequisites

  • Vector is powered on.
  • You have successfully created an Anki account.
  • Vector has been set up with the Vector companion app.
  • You have updated Vector to OS 1.0.1 or later. Check the OS version by putting Vector on the charger, double-tapping his backpack button, and raising and lowering his arms once.
  • The Vector companion app is not currently connected to Vector.
  • Vector is connected to the same network as your computer.
  • You can see Vector's eyes on his screen.

This guide provides instructions on installing the Vector SDK for computers running with an Ubuntu Linux operating system.

Warning

The Vector SDK is tested and and supported on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04. Anki makes no guarantee the Vector SDK will work on other versions of Linux. If you wish to try the Vector SDK on versions of Linux other than Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04, please ensure the following dependencies are installed:

  • Python 3.6.1 or later
  • pip for Python 3 (Python package installer)

Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04

Python Installation

  1. Type the following into your Terminal window to install Python:

    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3

  2. Then install pip by typing in the following into the Terminal window:

    sudo apt install python3-pip

SDK Installation

To install the SDK, type the following into the Terminal window:

cd vector_python_sdk_0.5.0
python3 -m pip install .

Vector Authentication

To authenticate with the robot, type the following into the Terminal window:

cd vector_python_sdk_0.5.0
./configure.py

You will be prompted for your robot's name, ip address and serial number. You will also be asked for your Anki login and password. Make sure to use the same account that was used to set up your Vector.

You will see "SUCCESS!" when this script successfully completes.

Note

Running configure.py will automatically download the Vector robot certificate to your computer and store credentials to allow you to connect to Vector. These credentials will be stored under your home directory in folder .anki_vector.

Warning

These credentials give full access to your robot, including camera stream, audio stream and data. Do not share these credentials.

Troubleshooting

Please see the :doc:`Troubleshooting </troubleshooting>` page for tips, or visit the Anki SDK Forums to ask questions, find solutions, or for general discussion.

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