update docs and cleanup CI

.github/workflows/ci-ros2.yml

@@ -46,20 +46,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y libboost-program-options-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev python3-virtualenv
+          sudo apt install -y libboost-program-options-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
 
       - name: install pip dependencies
           # TODO: would be better to follow https://answers.ros.org/question/370666/how-to-declare-an-external-python-dependency-in-ros2/
           # but this requires some upstream changes
+
+          # colcon still does not seem to properly support venv, so we use a workaround to install
+          # a python package globally by disabling the externally managed flag that is default on Ubuntu 24.04
         run: |
           sudo rm -f /usr/lib/python3.12/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
           pip install rowan
-        # run: |
-        #   virtualenv -p python3 ./venv
-        #   source ./venv/bin/activate
-        #   touch ./venv/COLCON_IGNORE
-        #   python3 -m pip install rowan
-        #   echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: build and test ROS 2

docs2/installation.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Crazyswarm2 runs on **Ubuntu Linux** in one of the following configurations:
 Ubuntu Python   ROS 2
 ------ -------- ------------
 22.04  3.10     Humble, Iron
+------ -------- ------------
+24.04  3.12     Jazzy
 ====== ======== ============
 
 .. warning::
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ Ubuntu Python   ROS 2
 First Installation
 ------------------
 
-1. If needed, install ROS 2 using the instructions at https://docs.ros.org/en/galactic/Installation.html or https://docs.ros.org/en/humble/Installation.html.
+1. If needed, install ROS 2 using the instructions at https://docs.ros.org/en/jazzy/Installation.html.
 
 2. Install dependencies
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ First Installation
         sudo apt install libboost-program-options-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
         pip3 install rowan nicegui
 
-   Then install the motion capture ROS 2 package (replace DISTRO with your version of ROS, namely humble or iron):
+   Then install the motion capture ROS 2 package (replace DISTRO with your version of ROS, namely humble, iron, or jazzy):
 
     .. code-block:: bash
 

docs2/tutorials.rst

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ We have an example of the telop_twist_keyboard package working together with the
 First, make sure that the crazyflies.yaml has the right URI and if you are using the `Flow deck <https://www.bitcraze.io/products/flow-deck-v2/>`_ or `any other position system available <https://www.bitcraze.io/documentation/system/positioning//>`_ to the crazyflie.  
 set the controller to 1 (PID). 
 
-And if you  have not already, install the teleop package for the keyboard. (replace DISTRO with humble or iron):
+And if you  have not already, install the teleop package for the keyboard. (replace DISTRO with humble, iron, or jazzy):
 
 .. code-block:: bash