> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://dragonwingdocs.qualcomm.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# QIR SDK for Ubuntu

> The Qualcomm Intelligent Robotics (QIR) SDK for Ubuntu includes components that enable you to develop robotic features on Qualcomm platforms using the Ubuntu OS.

export const Qualcomm = "Qualcomm®";

The {Qualcomm} Intelligent Robotics (QIR) SDK for Ubuntu includes components that enable you to develop robotic features on Qualcomm platforms using the Ubuntu OS. It applies to the Ubuntu on Qualcomm IoT platform releases, and provides reference Robot Operating System (ROS) packages, end-to-end scenario samples to evaluate robotic platforms, and QRB ROS transport. The following topics explain how to fetch ROS2 and the QIR SDK by scripts and how to run the sample applications on development kits running Ubuntu.

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  <Card title="Introduction" icon="book-open" href="./introduction">
    QIR SDK features, the supported development kits, the software architecture, and the sample application categories.
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  <Card title="Install the QIR SDK" icon="download" href="./install-the-qir-sdk">
    Flash the Ubuntu OS and boot firmware, add the Qualcomm PPA, then install and set up the QIR SDK.
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  <Card title="QIR SDK sample applications" icon="rocket" href="./sample-applications">
    Platform, robotics, and AI sample applications, with the peripherals and kits each sample requires.
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  <Card title="References" icon="link" href="./references">
    Documentation links for each development kit, plus the acronyms and terms used across the topics.
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  <Card title="FAQs" icon="circle-question" href="./faq">
    Answers to common issues, such as choosing the QIR SDK package for Ubuntu desktop or server.
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