ROS 2 Jazzy node that drives turtlesim in a square
A simple ROS 2 Jazzy Python node that subscribes to the turtlesim
pose topic and publishes Twist velocity commands to drive the turtle
in a square pattern. Intended as a ROSCon 2026 demo of snap packaging
for ROS 2.
To use: start turtlesim in one terminal, then run this snap in another.
Enable snaps on Fedora and install turtlesim-control-roscon-2026
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on Fedora from the command line:
sudo dnf install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Install turtlesim-control-roscon-2026
To install turtlesim-control-roscon-2026, simply use the following command: