#5 "TitanHat" FedoraProject Development Environment

[Tony Otto]

"TitanHat" Build Development Environment for FedoraProject with Qt6 and gcc. Steps:

Fedora Project

• Download
  * via https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
  * From https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/37/Workstation/x86_64/iso/
  * Download Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-37-1.7.iso
• [ ] Burn to USB Thumb Drive
• [ ] Boot from Thumb
• Install to partition on Titan
  • [ ] Keyboard: English-US
  • [ ] Hostname TitanHat
  • [ ] Rad Administrator radmin:minRad83
  • [ ] Root Password : toor
• [ ] Boot from Fedora partition

Virtualization

Reference

Setup Host

• Test availability of faster KVM (nothing is bad, lots is better)
  • [ ] $ egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
• To see available packages:
  • [ ] $ dnf groupinfo virtualization
• To install the mandatory, default, and optional packages, run:
  • [ ] $sudo dnf group install --with-optional virtualization
  • [ ] Agree to proceed: y

Start Host

• Start Virtualization Host Service
  • [ ] $ sudo systemctl start libvirtd
• Enable Host at System Bootup
  • [ ] $ sudo systemctl enable libvirtd
• Verify Service is Running
  • [ ] $ lsmod | grep kvm

Status Information

• Disk Partitions
  • df -h
• Memory
  • free -m
• System Information
  • lscpu
  • Note Virtualization features

Create Windows Client

• TBD

GCC

*  GNU Bootstrapping Reference
    *  [gnu](https://gcc.gnu.org/install/build.html)
    *  [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9429491/how-are-gcc-and-g-bootstrapped)
* Prepare for installation
    * $ `dnf --version` to make sure DNF and RPM are available
    * $ `dnf repolist` to see available package repositories
*  Install gcc & friends
    * Deploy: $ `sudo dnf install ___`
        * [ ] 'cmake'
        * [ ] 'ninja-build`
        * [ ] 'gcc'
        * [ ] 'gcc-c++'
        * [ ] 'autoconf automake'
        * [ ] `python3`
        * [ ] 'git gitg'

Qt6 (from Sources)

Setup

• Download Installer

  • $ sudo mkdir /opt/QtInstall
  • $ sudo chmod 777 /opt/QtInstall
  • From https://www.qt.io/download-open-source
  • Save 'qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.run' to /opt/QtInstall

• Install Qt for Linux Sources

  • [ ] $ cd /opt/QtInstall
  • [ ] $ sudo chmod 777 qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.rin
  • [ ] $ ./qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.run

• Requirements

  • [ ] gcc
  • [ ] CMake 3.16+
  • [ ] Ninja 1.8+
  • [ ] Pytohn3

• Reference

  • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/build-sources.html
  • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/linux-requirements.html
  • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/linux-building.html

• Qt Maintance Tool

  • Login
    • ottocode.tony@gmail.com:Lancer79
    • Agree to terms
    • No Company
  • Setup
    • Disable feedback
    • Install to: /opt/Qt
  • Sources
    • [ ] Qt 6.4.1 Source Files
    • [ ] Installed to /usr/Qt6/src/qt5

Configuration

• Options
  • https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/configure-options.html

Build

OpenCV (from Source)

Code

• Setup space for source code

  • $ sudo adduser code
  • $ sudo groupadd coders
  • $ sudo chown code:coders /home/code
  • $ sudo chmod 775 /home/code
  • $ sudo usermod -G coders radmin (and other users)

• Add directories for repository hosts

  • $ cd /home/code
  • $ sudo mkdir sourceforge
  • $ sudo chown code:coders sourceforge
  • $ sudo chmod 775 sourceforge

• Clone Repositories

  • $ cd /home/code/sourceforge
  • $ sudo git clone ssh://eirtony@git.code.sf.net/p/eclipseir6/code eclipseir6-code :FreshFish007

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• Download Installer

  • $ sudo mkdir /opt/QtInstall
  • $ sudo chmod 777 /opt/QtInstall
  • From https://www.qt.io/download-open-source
  • Save 'qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.run' to /opt/QtInstall

• Install Qt for Linux Binaries

  • [ ] $ cd /opt/QtInstall
  • [ ] $ sudo chmod 777 qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.rin
  • [ ] $ ./qt-unified-linux-x64-4.5.0-online.run

• Qt Maintance Tool

  • Login
    • ottocode.tony@gmail.com:Lancer79
    • Agree to terms
    • No Company
  • Setup
    • Disable feedback
    • Install to: /opt/Qt
  • Pass #1
    • [ ] Select Qt Desktop Development
  • Pass #2 (in Qt 6.4.1)
    • [ ] Image Formats
    • [ ] Multimedia
    • [ ] PDF
    • [ ] State Machine
    • [ ] Debug Files
    • [ ] Qt Installer 4.5
    • [ ] CMake 3.24.2
    • [ ] OpenSSL
  • Pass #3
    • [ ] Qt 6.4.1 Source Files
  • Pass #4
    • [ ] Qt 6.5 Preview
      • gcc
      • Sources
      • 3D
      • Charts
      • Data Visualization
      • HTTP Server
      • Image Formats
      • Multimedia
      • PDF
      • State Machine
      • Debug Files

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• LxQt Desktop
  • [ ] Download TBD
  • [ ] Install TBD
• Qt6.4-latest
  • [ ] Download Maintenance Tool
  • [ ] Build from Sources TBD
• OpenCV 4 (or 5?)
  • [ ] Download CMake 3.latest (or included in Qt above)
  • [ ] Download Sources
  • [ ] Run CMake Configuration
  • [ ] Build from Sources
  • [ ] Deploy to /usr/local/*
• Other Tools

[Tony Otto]

Old Qt4 Install Notes

    * _LATER:_ Select custom installation
        * Qt 6.4.1
            * [ ] QtCreator 9.0.0
            * [ ] Desktop gcc
            * [ ] Debug Files
            * [ ] Image Formats
        * Developer Tools
            * [ ] Maintenance Tool
            * [ ] CMake 3.24.2
        * Qt 6.4.1
            * [ ] State Machine
            * [ ] WebAssembly
            * [ ] Sources
        * Developer Tools
            * [ ] Installer Framework
            * [ ] Ninja ¿?
        * Qt 6.5.0 Preview
            * [ ] Desktop gcc
            * [ ] Debug Files
            * [ ] Image Formats
            * [ ] State Machine
            * [ ] WebAssembly
            * [ ] Sources
    * Agree to licenses
    * GO FOR LIFTOFF!