Prerequisites Software

Prerequisites Software

1. For Ubuntu OS

S.No	Name & Description	Version	Steps to Install
1	Java Runtime Environment - Required to execute Java Programs. Is not shipped with Eclipse	>= 1.6.0	sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk or Install through synaptic package manager
2	Openssh - Enables Distributed kernel compilation for Link+ IDE		sudo apt-get install openssh‐server openssh‐client or Install through synaptic package manager
3	Linux Kernel Source and Headers - Linux Source headers are required for kernel compilation and driver development	Kernel specific	sudo apt‐get install linux‐headers‐`uname –r`
4	Libqt4 Package - Required by xconfig during kernel configuration		sudo apt‐get install libqt4‐dev or Install through synaptic package manager
5	Libncurses package - Required by menuconfig during kernel configuration		sudo apt‐get install libncurses5 or Install through synaptic package manager
6	QEMU - Provides a Linux Kernel Emulation Framework for testing and debugging the Linux Kernel		sudo apt‐get install qemu (for Ubuntu 10.04) sudo apt‐get install qemu qemu‐system (for Ubuntu 12.04) or Install through synaptic package manager
7	Bridge‐utils, IPTables, DNSMasg - Used by QEMU to provide Network Support		sudo apt‐get install bridge‐utils iptables dnsmasq or Install through synaptic package manager

2. For Other OS

Package	Fedora‐19 $ sudo yum install ...	BOSS‐5 $ sudo apt‐get install ...	CentOS‐6.5 $ sudo yum install ...
JRE	java‐1.7.0‐openjdk‐devel.i686	openjdk‐6‐jdk	java‐1.7.0‐openjdk‐devel.i686
OpenSSH	openssh‐server openssh‐clients	openssh‐server openssh‐client	openssh‐server openssh‐clients
Libqt4	qt‐devel	libqt4‐dev	qt4‐devel
Libncurses	ncurses‐devel	libncurses5‐dev	ncurses‐devel
QEMU	qemu‐system‐arm qemu‐system‐x86	qemu‐system‐arm qemu‐system‐x86	Refer Section 2.1
Bridge‐utils, iptables, dnsmasq	bridge‐utils iptables dnsmasq	bridge‐utils iptables dnsmasq	bridge‐utils iptables dnsmasq
g++	Not required	Not required	gcc‐c++

2.1 QEMU installation in CentOS:

1. Install dependencies
   $ sudo yum install glib2‐devel zlib‐devel SDL‐devel libtool libtool‐ltdl‐devel
2. Download QEMU‐1.6.0
   $ wget ‐c http://wiki.qemu‐project.org/download/qemu‐1.6.0.tar.bz2
3. Extract and get inside qemu‐1.6.0
   $ tar xvf qemu‐1.6.0.tar.bz2
   cd qemu‐1.6.0
4. Configure QEMU
   $ ./configure ‐‐target‐list=arm‐softmmu,i386‐softmmu,x86_64‐softmmu -enable‐sdl
5. Build QEMU
   $ make ‐j4
6. Install QEMU
   $ sudo make install