Steps

1. Install prerequisites

sudo apt install ros-melodic-joy
sudo apt install python3-numpy

1. Install libnifalcon (instructions in Falcon tutorial)

2. Clone the idealab repository

   mkdir ~/code
   cd ~/code
   git clone https://github.com/idealabasu/code_idealab_ros.git
   

3. Compile

   cd ~/code/code_idealab_ros/
   catkin_make -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3
   

4. Source your workspace (whenever you clone a new repository/workspace)

   # one time:
   #source devel/setup.bash
   # or permanent:
   echo "source ~/code/code_idealab_ros/devel/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
   source ~/.bashrc