ros2-docs/docs/General ROS 2/Building ROS 2 Packages/Installing Tools.md

Installing Tools

Installing VSCode

first install vscode using snap

sudo snap install code --classic

then add the ROS extension from Microsoft.

Installing Colcon

To install colcon first run the sudo apt install command.

sudo apt install python3-colcon-common-extensions

then add the colcon autocomplete to the .bashrc file.

echo 'source /usr/share/colcon_argcomplete/hook/colcon-argcomplete.bash' >> ~/.bashrc