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Using The Standard Linux Installation: Installing Code::Blocks

This document describes how to install Code::Blocks on Linux distributions. It notes that the installation process varies by distribution but provides links to instructions for distributions directly supported by Code::Blocks like Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian. It also outlines a graphical installation method available for some Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu 12 and higher, which allows installing Code::Blocks through the Ubuntu Software Center in 5 simple steps.

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Using The Standard Linux Installation: Installing Code::Blocks

This document describes how to install Code::Blocks on Linux distributions. It notes that the installation process varies by distribution but provides links to instructions for distributions directly supported by Code::Blocks like Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian. It also outlines a graphical installation method available for some Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu 12 and higher, which allows installing Code::Blocks through the Ubuntu Software Center in 5 simple steps.

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14 Installing Code::Blocks

Using the standard Linux installation


There isn’t a single set of steps for installing Code::Blocks on Linux, because
each flavor of Linux has its own requirements. Code::Blocks directly support

✦ Blag
✦ Debian
✦ Fedora
✦ Gentoo
✦ Playpux
✦ Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)-based distributions (such as SUSE, Red
Hat, Yellow Dog, Fedora Core, and CentOS)
✦ Ubuntu

Each distribution type has its own set of instructions that you can find at
http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php?title=Installing_
Code::Blocks. Make sure you download and install the compiler, debugger,
and IDE as needed by carefully following the instructions (typed at the ter-
minal). The file that you download from http://www.codeblocks.org/
downloads/26 contains the packages for a Code::Blocks installation, so you
don’t need to download each package separately as part of the installation
process.

Some Linux installations have special requirements or experience limitations


when working with Code::Blocks. The only apparent limitation that affects
this book is the lack of Boost support for Red Hat and CentOS. Because of
this limitation, you can’t use the examples found in Book VI, Chapters 4
and 5. However, if you experience other limitations, please let John know
about them at [email protected] and he’ll address them as
part of a blog post for this book.

Using the graphical Linux installation


All versions of Linux support the standard installation discussed in the
“Using the standard Linux installation” section of this chapter. However, a
few versions of Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu 12.x and
above, provide a graphical installation technique as well. You’ll need the
administrator group (sudo) password to use this procedure, so having it
handy will save you time. The following steps outline the graphical instal-
lation technique for Ubuntu, but the technique is similar for other Linux
installations.

1. Open the Ubuntu Software Center folder (the folder may be named
Synaptics on other platforms).
You see a listing of the most popular software available for download
and installation as shown in Figure 1-2. Your list will probably vary from
the one shown in the screenshot.
Installing Code::Blocks 15

Book I
Chapter 1

Configuring Your
System
Figure 1-2:
The Ubuntu
Software
Center
contains a
list of the
most popu-
lar software
when you
open it.

2. Select Developer Tools (or Development) from the All Software drop
down list box.
You see a listing of developer tools, including Code::Blocks, as show in
Figure 1-3.
3. Double click the Code::Blocks entry.
The Ubuntu Software Center provides details about the Code::Blocks
entry and offers to install it for you, as shown in Figure 1-4.
4. Click Install.
Ubuntu begins the process of installing Code::Blocks. A progress bar
shows the download and installation status. When the installation is
complete, the Install button changes to a Remove button.
5. Close the Ubuntu Software Center folder.
You see a Code::Blocks icon added to the Desktop. The IDE is ready
for use.
16 Installing Code::Blocks

Figure 1-3:
The
Developer
Tools
category
contains
an entry for
Code::
Blocks.

Figure 1-4:
It’s possible
to obtain
additional
informa-
tion about
Code::Blocks
if necessary.

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