Ubuntu latest .deb and fonts
lazarus / 1-Linux

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jaydan · 2009-05-01 03:30

It appears the Ubuntu repository has an older version of freepascal
and lazarus.  I tried installing the latest release on the lazarus
site, but my fonts look really bad in Gnome.

Anway to get this in ubuntu?

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/images/c/c3/Lazarus_IDE_GTK2.png

Also, I noticed that the inet tools needed to create a simple web
browser seemed to be missing.  Are these components available?

Note, I have all sorts of fonts installed and ubuntu-restricted-
extras.  Other program fonts look wonderful, lazarus looks almost
unreadable and nothing like the screenshot above.

thanks,

jay

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Leledumbo · 2009-05-01 07:07

QuoteIt appears the Ubuntu repository has an older version of
freepascal and lazarus.Yes, I don't know what the exact reason is.
Perhaps due to difficulty to comply Debian policy?
QuoteAnway to get this in ubuntu?Take a look at this wiki.
QuoteAlso, I noticed that the inet tools needed to create a simple web
browser seemed to be missing.  Are these components available?It's
available in standard distribution but not installed by default. Open
& install fpweb package under components dir.

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Troodon · 2009-05-01 14:37

Quote from: jaydan on May 01, 2009, 05:30:26 amAnway to get this in
ubuntu?

Assuming you have installed the standard Lazarus/FPC release (with
sources):

- launch Lazarus as root from a terminal window (startlazarus)
- go to Tools|Configure "Build Lazarus"
- check Build LCL and select the gtk 2 (beta) LCL interface
- click Build

If everything went fine (check message window) then:

- go to Tools|Configure "Build Lazarus"
- check Build IDE with packages and select the gtk2 (beta) IDE
interface
- click Build

If you have all the required devel packages installed, upon completion
of the build process Lazarus should restart. Quit Lazarus and delete
(as root) all Lazarus-related files in /tmp. Now you can run it as a
standard user, from the menu. When building gtk2 apps in Lazarus you
will need to choose the gtk2 widgetset in Project|Compiler Options.

If some dev packages are missing then you will need to carefully
examine the error messages to figure out what to install (use
Synaptic) then try the previous step again. Repeat until Lazarus
restarts (see above).

You might also want to change some of the default editor settings in
Environment|Options|Editor|Display.