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Installation

danielduberg edited this page Sep 5, 2025 · 20 revisions

Next, we will go through how to install all the software you need for the course. At the bottom you will find videos where we go through the steps on Linux, Mac, and Windows. If you have any problems during the installation of any of the software or want to follow the official guide, we also include them at the bottom.

Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04

Install Multipass

snap install multipass

Install Webots R2025a

curl -L -O https://github.com/cyberbotics/webots/releases/download/R2025a/webots_2025a_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./webots_2025a_amd64.deb

Do not worry if you see the message:

N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root file 
'<SOMETHING>/webots_2025a_amd64.deb' couldn't be 
accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run
(13: Permission denied)

that is expected.

Install Foxglove

curl -L -O https://get.foxglove.dev/desktop/latest/foxglove-studio-latest-linux-amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./foxglove-studio-latest-linux-amd64.deb

Again, do not worry if you see the message:

N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root file
'<SOMETHING>/foxglove-studio-latest-linux-amd64.deb'
couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run
(13: Permission denied)

that is expected.

Setup VM

Follow the instructions on the Setup Multipass VM for instructions how to set up the VM.

macOS

Install Multipass

  1. Download the Multipass installer.
  2. Run the downloaded installer and follow the guided procedure.

Install Webots R2025a

curl -L -O https://github.com/cyberbotics/webots/releases/download/R2025a/webots-R2025a.dmg
open webots-R2025a.dmg

Install Foxglove

  1. Download Foxglove.
  2. Double click to install.

Setup VM

Follow the instructions on the Setup Multipass VM for instructions how to set up the VM.

Windows 10 and 11

Windows Terminal

We recommend using the Windows Terminal that can be installed from the Microsoft Store for a better experience compared to the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell.

Install Multipass

  1. Download the Multipass installer.
  2. Run the downloaded installer and follow the guided procedure (we recommend you to select Microsoft Hyper-V as hypervisor for best performance). It will take some time to enable the Hyper-V hypervisor (if it has not be enabled before) so please be patient.

Install Webots R2025a

Run the commands in a terminal:

curl.exe -L -O https://github.com/cyberbotics/webots/releases/download/R2025a/webots-R2025a_setup.exe
start webots-R2025a_setup.exe

and follow the guided procedure.

Install Foxglove

  1. Download Foxglove.
  2. Double click to install.

Setup VM

Follow the instructions on the Setup Multipass VM for instructions how to set up the VM.

Official Instructions

Installation instructions for Multipass.

Installation instructions for Webots.

Installation instructions for Foxglove.

Setup VM

Follow the instructions on the Setup Multipass VM for instructions how to set up the VM.