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Ubuntu 24.04 - rosdep fails on libcurl4-dev
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Description
## Issue
When building micro_ros_setup for ROS 2 Jazzy on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble (e.g. using the ros:jazzy-ros-core-noble Docker image), I ran into a dependency resolution issue caused by a change in how Ubuntu 24.04 handles `libcurl4-dev`.
Since this may affect other users, I wanted to document the problem and the workaround to help others save time.
- Hardware description: **Custom Docker container** - `ros:jazzy-ros-core-noble` on arm64
- Installation type: `micro_ros_setup`
- Version or commit hash: `jazzy` - latest (June 2025)
#### Steps to reproduce the issue
1. Use `ros:jazzy-ros-core-noble` as base image in Dockerfile
2. Build `micro_ros_setup` following docs:
```
RUN . /opt/ros/jazzy/setup.sh && \
mkdir uros_ws && cd uros_ws && \
git clone -b jazzy https://github.com/micro-ROS/micro_ros_setup.git src/micro_ros_setup && \
rosdep update && rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -y
```
See rosdep fail:
```
E: Unable to locate package libcurl4-openssl-dev
ERROR: the following rosdeps failed to install
apt: command [apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev] failed
```
#### Expected behavior
`rosdep install` resolves dependencies on Noble and build proceeds.
#### Actual behavior
Fails because in Noble `libcurl4-dev` is virtual; user must manually install `libcurl4-openssl-dev` first.
### Additional information
#### Workaround
`RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcurl4-openssl-dev
`
Then the build completes as expected:
```
RUN . /opt/ros/jazzy/setup.sh && \
mkdir uros_ws && cd uros_ws && \
git clone -b jazzy https://github.com/micro-ROS/micro_ros_setup.git src/micro_ros_setup && \
rosdep update && rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -y && \
colcon build && \
. install/local_setup.sh && \
ros2 run micro_ros_setup create_agent_ws.sh && \
ros2 run micro_ros_setup build_agent.sh
```
Possible solution - add os-specific dependency entry for Ubuntu 24.04, or note in docs.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the failure with the ros:jazzy-ros-core-noble Docker image on arm64 using the shown rosdep and colcon commands. Inspect how the libcurl4-dev dependency is resolved for Ubuntu Noble; done means rosdep install and the subsequent micro-ROS agent build complete without manual intervention, or the Noble workaround is documented.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, shell, ubuntu
- Domain
- build-system, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100