Install GNOME development environment on Vanillux

Minimal version requirements

For setting up a decent GNOME development environment you should be on either stable or testing to avoid fighting with bugs, problems and dependencies. The following instructions assume that you have installed Vanillux stable.

Install the developer-tools

First you need to install the basic tools needed for GNOME development. To do so, install these packages either using Software Center or the apt-get command line utility:

• anjuta - Integrated development environment (or use your favorite IDE or text editor)

• glade - Interface designer

• devhelp - API Browser

Install additional libraries needed for the GStreamer demos

If you want to follow the tutorials on http://developer.gnome.org you need to install some additional GStreamer packages:

• gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad

Install required packages for your favourite programming language

You can decide which programming language you are going to use and install the appropriate packages for one or more languages. The following subsections will the packages you have to install:

C

For C programming you need to install the development version of the important GNOME libraries. Those contain the header files and additional linker information:

• libgtk-3-dev
• libgstreamer0.10-dev
• libclutter-1.0-dev
• libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev
• libgda-4.0-dev

In addition, you will want to install the documentation packages of this libraries so you can view them in the API browser:

• libgtk-3-doc
• gstreamer0.10-doc
• libclutter-1.0-doc
• libwebkitgtk-3.0-doc (not available currently)
• libgda-4.0-doc

C++

Be sure to have the C++-Compiler installed:

• g++

For C++ programming you need to install the development version of the important GNOME libraries. Those contain the header files and additional linker information:

• libgtkmm-3.0-dev
• libgstreamermm-0.10-dev
• libcluttermm-1.0-dev (not available yet)
• libgdamm4.0-dev

In addition, you will want to install the documentation packages of this libraries so you can view them in the API browser:

• libgtkmm-3.0-doc
• libgstreamermm-0.10-doc
• libcluttermm-1.0-doc (not available currently)
• libgdamm4.0-doc

Python

Python uses GObjectIntrospection which means you don't need to install additional development libraries but you should be sure to have a decent python environment and the introspection bindings installed:

• python
• python-gobject

Vala

As the Vala compiler actually translates your code into C code you will have to install all the packages listed in the C section and in addition you need to install the vala compiler:

• valac
• vala-utils
• vala-doc

JavaScript

JavaScript uses GObjectIntrospection which means you don't need to install additional development libraries but you need to have the JavaScript intepreter installed though:

• gjs
• libgjs-dev

Note there is also Seed which is another JavaScript implementation used in GNOME but the examples on developer.gnome.org are all done with gjs.

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