Install Docker Engine:

Follow instructions at: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

Then do the post install (lets your user run without sudo):

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/

DO NOT Install Docker Desktop For Linux!

Check it works:

docker run hello-world

Clone The Workspace Repo

After the final wsl.exe is finished, it should drop you into a ubuntu shell. If not type ubuntu

Now we will clone the workspace repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/johnny555/4robots_ws.git

Next we will move into the new directory created by that command

cd 4robots_ws

And now we will start vs code from inside that folder. This will open vscode inside the repository we just cloned from the internet.

code .

Install the "Dev Containers" extension

Back in VS Code, install the Dev Containers extension. Either click the extension icon on the left, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+X.

Search for the "Dev Contianers" extension and install it.

Open Folder In Dev Container

In VS Code hit Ctrl+Shift+P and then search for/select

Dev Containers: Open Folder In Container...

To open the current folder in a dev container. Look for the green Dev Container text in the bottom left to know you have completed the step.

Start Gazebo

Use the command Ctl+Shift+P and then "Tasks: Run Task" and run the task named "Day 2" to start gazebo.