BGRA Installation on Linux

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.