A major consideration when using a Linux distribution is the lack of a GUI for many of the system administration tasks. Programmers are pretty much relegated to the command line without some fairly sophisticated tools. A c++ program issues sudo command to execute shell commands while routing the output to a text file and subsequently […]
When you need to create a Debian package from source code these steps may be of assistance. The first step would be to ensure the checkinstall package in on your machine by issuing the following command. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] sudo apt-get install checkinstall [/codesyntax] In some cases you are required to invoke a configure script by […]
I wanted to install the XFCE desktop so I downloaded Debian XFCE loaded it on a usb and proceeded to install it. The WIFI was not detected nor configured. Several attempts were made to force the install. I thought to try Mint XFCE and the first attempt was successful. Debian should pay attention to their […]
This c++ application displays a menu, accepts selected option and executes the associated executable or script. The source code in included below. [codesyntax lang=”cpp”] //============================================================================ // Name : op1.cpp // Author : Mr. Arch Brooks // Version : // Copyright : Your copyright notice // Description : Hello World in C++, Ansi-style //============================================================================ #include <iostream> […]
Of all available c++ GUI’s wxWidgets is the standard for Brooks Computing Systems GUI’s. The provided packages were incompatible with the level of c++ I currently use so all the libraries in question had to be recompiled. Below is a list of the possible configuration options. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] `configure’ configures wxWidgets 3.0.4 to adapt to […]
There are those occasions when building libraries from source code that s specif header goes missing. It is handy to have a mechanism to determine where the missing header resides. The command “dpkg -S zlib.h” reveals where the the header file resides. You simply install the package in question and proceed with your build from […]
A new version of Mint may be desired. Here is a blueprint for the new installation. After installing the virgin layer install the WaterFox web browser. Please follow this link to download and install WaterFox. Now you can remove the FireFox browse from your system. To do so issue the following command. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] sudo […]
First install the Apache web server by issuing the following command. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] sudo apt-get install apache2 [/codesyntax] Install the latest version of PhP by issuing the following command. The latest version of PhP will be installed. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] sudo apt-get install php [/codesyntax] Install mod for PhP by issuing the following command. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] […]
FireFox has exhausted my patience. The discontinuance of tools that makes my programming job easier, their willingness to install plugins without permission, selling my information as well as unbridled advertising has made me switch to WaterFox web browser. The WaterFox web site home page is available by clicking here. To learn more about WaterFox by […]
This article explains an installation process for the Unreal Engine after the source code is downloaded to its target location. The first script to execute is Setup.sh. As the name implies this script will check dependencies and install the application. [codesyntax lang=”bash”] ./Setup.sh [/codesyntax] The second script to execute is the GenerateProjectFiles.sh. As its name […]