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 - Ubuntu 18.4
 - ROS Melodic
-  - *additionally required packages:* `ros-melodic-libfranka` `python-catkin-tools` `libeigen3-dev`
+  - *additionally required packages:* `ros-melodic-libfranka python-catkin-tools libeigen3-dev python-rosdep2`
 
 ## Installation