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* 2. Linux MINT XFCE 64 bits as operating system
 
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Using a virtualization solution has the advantage of starting a with clean system very easy. The resources of the host a well utilized in terms of example hosting several systems on a computer instead of only one.
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Using a virtualization solution has the advantage of starting with a clean system very easy. The resources of the host a well utilized in terms of example hosting several systems on a computer instead of only one.
 
Proxmox as open source virtualization solution has Enterprise capabilities that are found only in commercial versions of ESXi for example.
 
Proxmox as open source virtualization solution has Enterprise capabilities that are found only in commercial versions of ESXi for example.
  

Revision as of 13:52, 15 October 2017

BGRA Installation on Linux

Prerequisites:

  • 1. Proxmox as virtualization solution
  • 2. Linux MINT XFCE 64 bits as operating system

Using a virtualization solution has the advantage of starting with a clean system very easy. The resources of the host a well utilized in terms of example hosting several systems on a computer instead of only one. Proxmox as open source virtualization solution has Enterprise capabilities that are found only in commercial versions of ESXi for example.

Linux MINT XFCE offers a graphic environment with a very light overhead making it a good choice for virtualization where a GUI is needed.

Steps:

  • 1. Install Proxmox and have a clone of the Linux MINT as sandbox.
  • 2. Install SSH server: sudo apt install openssh-server
  • 3. Install needed libraries: sudo aptitude install make binutils build-essential gdb subversion zip unzip libx11-dev libgtk2.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libxtst-dev sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev

  • 4. Go into downloads folder and download FPCUPDeluxe with wget --content-disposition https://github.com/newpascal/fpcupdeluxe/releases/download/1.4.0s/fpcupdeluxe-x86_64-linux
  • 5. Make the download executable with chmod +x fpcupdeluxe-x86_64-linux
  • 6. Launch the executable in the graphic console with ./fpcupdeluxe-x86_64-linux
  • 7. Now select CPU x8664 and OS linux, FPC 3.0.4 and Lazarus fixes 1.8
  • 8. Run the install option
  • 9. After installation is done open Online Package Manager from the Package Menu. Select BGRA Bitmap and Controls and wait for download and compilation.
  • 10. Open Lazarus and enjoy the new pallet entries.