Create Systemd Service for ROS Core
Create a Service File:
Open a text editor to create a systemd service file. For example, using nano: sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/roscore.service
Add Service Configuration:
Enter the following content into the service file: [Unit] Description=ROS Core Service After=network.target
[Service] Type=simple User=<your-username> ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'source /opt/ros/<ros-distro>/setup.bash; roscore' [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace <your-username> with your actual username and <ros-distro> with your ROS distribution (e.g., noetic, melodic). Enable and Start the Service: Enable the service to start at boot: bashCopy code
sudo systemctl enable roscore.service
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sudo systemctl start roscore.service
From Yixin
[Unit]
After=NetworkManager.service time-sync.target
[Service]
Type=forking
User=capture
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c ". /opt/ros/noetic/setup.sh; .
/etc/roverrobotics/env.sh; roscore & while ! echo exit | nc localhost
11311 > /dev/null; do sleep 1; done"
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
