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Ubuntu (deprecated)

The following instructions to install Gambas on Ubuntu is also applicable for Kubuntu and Xubuntu. Gambas is installed with success from version 7.04.

Before going any further, consider using the .deb packages at:

http://encryptec.net/software/gambas-packages (This site requires user name and password)
http://gambas.gnulinex.org/ubuntu (Completely free)

These instructions may well work with previous versions of Ubuntu, but I would strongly recommend upgrading to 7.04 before going any further. If you want to find the exact package versions supported on a given release of Ubuntu, it will take time. If you can upgrade first the procedure below should get you going 'first time'.

  • First you'll need to get the latest release of the source code.

  • Next you need to make sure you have the right development packages installed. To do this, start a terminal session (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and copy the contents of the box below into the terminal. The password it will prompt for will be YOUR password. (note that your userid will need super-user access to your system ..)

For Feisty and Gutsy: -- Deprecated -- 

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential g++ automake autoconf libbz2-dev libgnorba-dev libfbclient1
libmysqlclient15-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl3-dev libgtkglext1-dev libqt3-mt-dev kdebase-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev build-essential libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev firebird2-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libartsc0-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libarts1-dev kdelibs4-dev libffi4-dev libxtst-dev gettext

For Hardy: 
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential g++ automake autoconf libbz2-dev libgnorba-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient15-dev  unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl3-dev libgtkglext1-dev  libqt3-mt-dev kdebase-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev build-essential libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev firebird2.0-dev librsvg2-dev  libpoppler-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libartsc0-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libarts1-dev kdelibs4-dev libffi4-dev libxtst-dev gettext

For Intrepid: 
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libgnorba-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient15-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libartsc0-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libarts1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev

For Jaunty: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libgnorba-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient15-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev

For Karmic: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient15-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libgnome-keyring-dev

For Lucid: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient15-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libesd-alsa0 libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libgnome-keyring-dev

For Maverick: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev

For Natty: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs4-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev linux-libc-dev

For Precise: 
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libbz2-dev libfbclient2 libmysqlclient-dev unixodbc-dev libpq-dev libsqlite0-dev libsqlite3-dev libgtk2.0-dev libldap2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgtkglext1-dev libpcre3-dev libsdl-sound1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsage-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libbonobo2-dev libcos4-dev libomniorb4-dev librsvg2-dev libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib-dev libasound2-dev libesd0-dev libdirectfb-dev libaa1-dev libxtst-dev libffi-dev kdelibs5-dev firebird2.1-dev libqt4-dev libglew1.5-dev libimlib2-dev libv4l-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev linux-libc-dev libgsl0-dev

For Gambas2, if you want pilot KDE application (example Kate) you must install: kdebase-dev (kdelibs4-dev will be removed and replaced with kdelibs5-dev and other package)

  • Unpack the source into /usr/src. $ cd /usr/src $ sudo tar xvfj /home//Desktop/gambas2-1.48.tar.bz2

  • Or get a subversion snapshot as explained on the website.

  • Move to the Gambas source folder and follow the build procedure. (check out the README file) $ cd /usr/src/gambas2-1.9.48 $ sudo ./configure -C $ sudo make $ sudo make install

This should leave you with a working version of Gambas in /usr/local/bin .. so if you now type in "gambas2" from the terminal session, it should start your nice new IDE.

Gareth Bult

Note Kubuntu (wig)

Link on desktop or in menu: the executable is in 
/usr/local/bin/gambas2

You can replace the icon by 
/usr/src/gambas2-1.9.91/app/src/gambas2/img/logo/new-logo.png