How to install ROS and Linux on your current PC | Getting Ready to build Robots with ROS

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video we look at a few ways to install Linux and ROS on your current computer (without removing anything).
Check out https://articulatedrobotics.xyz/ready-for-ros-a1-linux-current-pc/ for more details.

VMware Workstation Player: https://www.vmware.com/au/products/workstation-player/workstation-player-evaluation.html
VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/

Example tutorial on partitioning Windows to install Ubuntu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKKdiqVHNqw

Example cheap SSD: https://amzn.to/3EJGsrK (Amazon Affiliate Link)

00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Virtual Machines Overview
05:00 - Virtual Machine Install Tutorial
08:18 - Partitioning
09:49 - Adding additional drives
11:24 - Other alternatives
12:03 - Outro

Music by BenSound.com