Latest development (source)
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If you plan to contribute directly to the latest ROS 2 development, you can install ROS 2 by building it from source or installing testing binaries.
This will give you the latest bug fixes and features.

Testing binaries
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See :doc:`Testing <../Testing>`.

Build from source
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.. note::

   The latest development does not go through the same rigorous testing as releases and is not recommended if you are looking for a stable version of ROS 2.
   Instead, choose a :doc:`ROS distribution <../../Installation>` that has already been released.

Follow the links below for the latest setup instructions for your platform:

* :doc:`Ubuntu Linux <Ubuntu-Development-Setup>`
* :doc:`Windows <Windows-Development-Setup>`
* :doc:`RHEL <RHEL-Development-Setup>`
* :doc:`macOS <macOS-Development-Setup>`

For keeping your source code up-to-date, see :doc:`Maintain a source checkout <../Maintaining-a-Source-Checkout>`.