From 7fd71c83a3c5ba496b6a19aad96a048b7c42410f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Dominik=20Pa=C4=BEo?= Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:41:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add WSL evdev installation note (#2855) Add a note in the installation guide explaining that users on WSL need to install evdev to avoid build issues. See: https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/issues/2528 Signed-off-by: Steven Palma Co-authored-by: Steven Palma --- docs/source/installation.mdx | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/installation.mdx b/docs/source/installation.mdx index 8cc83843e..a112377c1 100644 --- a/docs/source/installation.mdx +++ b/docs/source/installation.mdx @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ conda install ffmpeg -c conda-forge > > - _[On Linux only]_ If you want to bring your own ffmpeg: Install [ffmpeg build dependencies](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu#GettheDependencies) and [compile ffmpeg from source with libsvtav1](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu#libsvtav1), and make sure you use the corresponding ffmpeg binary to your install with `which ffmpeg`. +> [!NOTE] +> When installing LeRobot inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), make sure to install `evdev` with the following command: +> +> ```bash +> conda install evdev -c conda-forge +> ``` + ## Step 3: Install LeRobot 🤗 ### From Source