How to test drive development using Linux Cardell Rice

Choose a Linux Distribution The Ubuntu distribution was selected because of its popularity and community support. Ease of setup 1

The Ubuntu distribution was selected because of its popularity and community support.

Ease of setup

Can’t use old computer The computer has to have a CD Burner because the Ubuntu Linux distribution comes as an ISO image The computer has to be able to boot from both a CD and USB thumb drive. 2

The computer has to have a CD Burner because the Ubuntu Linux distribution comes as an ISO image

The computer has to be able to boot from both a CD and USB thumb drive.

Can’t use old computer While Linux is suitable to run on older computers we are going to boot and run from a USB thumb drive Using a thumb drive will allow us to test drive the Linux OS without disturbing our current home or work Windows installation. 3

While Linux is suitable to run on older computers we are going to boot and run from a USB thumb drive

Using a thumb drive will allow us to test drive the Linux OS without disturbing our current home or work Windows installation.

Thumb Drive OS Setup Format the thumb drive Fat32 Boot from the Ubuntu CD and insert the thumb drive. 4

Format the thumb drive Fat32

Boot from the Ubuntu CD and insert the thumb drive.

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Thumb Drive OS Setup Ubuntu Linux will use the Casper utility to allow persistent storage on the thumb drive This will allow saving system configuration information, software application and drivers 6

Ubuntu Linux will use the Casper utility to allow persistent storage on the thumb drive

This will allow saving system configuration information, software application and drivers

Native graphics drivers Most newer motherboards with built in graphics use Nvidia or Ati hardware The Ubuntu site has drivers for both of these manufacturers 7

Most newer motherboards with built in graphics use Nvidia or Ati hardware

The Ubuntu site has drivers for both of these manufacturers

Other native graphics drivers Most other graphic card manufacturers support Linux and drivers can be found on there websites The reason for installing a native driver is faster GUI response and OpenGL 8

Most other graphic card manufacturers support Linux and drivers can be found on there websites

The reason for installing a native driver is faster GUI response and OpenGL

Install native graphics driver Download the graphics driver from the manufactures website and install from the command line Install the graphics driver using the Synaptic Package Manager 9

Download the graphics driver from the manufactures website and install from the command line

Install the graphics driver using the Synaptic Package Manager

Applications Open Office that comes with the distribution has a word processor, spreadsheet and power point utility You can create files compatible with MS Office versions 97/2000/XP 10

Open Office that comes with the distribution has a word processor, spreadsheet and power point utility

You can create files compatible with MS Office versions 97/2000/XP

Wine Stands for (Win)dows (E)mulator Used to emulate both 16 and 32 bit widows applications Wine will run versions 6,6.5, and 7 of Lotus Notes 11

Stands for (Win)dows (E)mulator

Used to emulate both 16 and 32 bit widows applications

Wine will run versions 6,6.5, and 7 of Lotus Notes

Wine Wine will run versions 5,6, and 7 of IE Wine will run Office 2007 12

Wine will run versions 5,6, and 7 of IE

Wine will run Office 2007

Setup Development environment Install and configure Sun Java SDK as GNU java in installed by default Install Maven Install CVS/Subversion 13

Install and configure Sun Java SDK as GNU java in installed by default

Install Maven

Install CVS/Subversion

IDE’s Install Ubuntu compatible Eclipse 3.2 which is downloaded from the Ubuntu repository Install Netbeans 6.7 from Sun Install Flex Builder for Linux from Adobe 14

Install Ubuntu compatible Eclipse 3.2 which is downloaded from the Ubuntu repository

Install Netbeans 6.7 from Sun

Install Flex Builder for Linux from Adobe

Utilities VPN setup for linux OS information available on mapped network drives. Remote login built into Ubuntu distribution allows remote login to and from Linux systems. 15

VPN setup for linux OS information available on mapped network drives.

Remote login built into Ubuntu distribution allows remote login to and from Linux systems.

Remote Login NXServer utility can be used to allow remote login from Windows to Linux XWinLogon utility can also be used to allow remote login from Windows to Linux 16

NXServer utility can be used to allow remote login from Windows to Linux

XWinLogon utility can also be used to allow remote login from Windows to Linux

Web and Application Servers Jboss Tomcat WebLogic Apache 17

Jboss

Tomcat

WebLogic

Apache

LAMP “ LAMP”, which stands for “Linux+Apache+MySQL+PHP” 18

“ LAMP”, which stands for “Linux+Apache+MySQL+PHP”

Pros Persistent storage allows software and configuration to be saved Easy way to test drive linux on multiple computers. More efficient use of computer resources 19

Persistent storage allows software and configuration to be saved

Easy way to test drive linux on multiple computers.

More efficient use of computer resources

Cons No easy way of testing using Safari Likely use of older versions of Eclipse IDE Getting familiar with the Unix OS 20

No easy way of testing using Safari

Likely use of older versions of Eclipse IDE

Getting familiar with the Unix OS

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