Questions tagged [development]
Development refers to the development of the Ubuntu source code through the implementation of new features and the fixing of bugs.
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GWT (Google Web Toolkit) designer not working on Ubuntu 13.04
On 13.04 the GWT designer is not working on Eclipse 4.2 and Eclipse 3.7. If I want to switch in the design-mode after executing Workaround 2 from this page, Eclipse crashes and is closing ...
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How to add more languages docs to Devhelp? (Java etc)
I was wondering if there is a way to add more languages (such as Java, C, C++ etc) to Devhelp.
I know that there is a software named zeal, but Dev help seems to be more mature.
By the way, I'm on ...
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Why is the library's linker name only in the -dev package?
Take a package like sqlite3:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/libsqlite3-0/filelist
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/libsqlite3-dev/filelist
Note that the linker name (/usr/lib/libsqlite3....
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Adding my own dependency to a quickly app
I have a paid app I'm getting ready to release on the software center but I need to add a package as a dependency. The problem is that I have to package the python module to a *deb and it is not ...
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How do I position widgets next to each other in Glade?
How can I make 2 widgets (or more) stand next to each other in Glade.
For example a textbar and a toolbar.
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How to package a shell script? [duplicate]
I have a shell script . I want to convert the script into a terminal application which can be installed using sudo apt-get install and can be run through the terminal by typing the name of the ...
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Export Package [Eclipse]
I am just wondering how do I export a .deb package for Ubuntu Software Centre in Eclipse? I have created an application that runs Python and Webkit now I wish to submit to the Software centre. How do ...
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How to develop app that starts automatically and always runs in background
I'm developing my first application for Ubuntu, and part of the apps functionality will involve displaying notifications based on dates that are in a SQLite database. How can I get the app to ...
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Early Install - 13.04 vs 12.10 [closed]
This past week I built a new system that I need to install Ubuntu on. I would like to use 13.04 once it is released, and was hoping to wait until then for the system build. Unfortunately the system ...
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Is there a proper way to set up a copy-on-write based build env that use your live / as base files?
I'm trying to set up a build environment using chroot, but instead of downloading ubuntu base files, I want to use my live / as base files for the chroot and use c-o-w to redirect any changes made in ...
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Is there a GTK-Theme preview application?
is there an Application which lets me preview all the Theme-Widgets at once?
Like in the old Ubuntu-tweak there was some sort of Preview of all Theme-button/slider/progressbar-layouts. But nowadays ...
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Why do I get an error while building a test package from "Fixing a bug in Ubuntu"?
I am trying to make my first bug fixing for Ubuntu.
While following the fixing a bug instruction from fixing-a-bug and
packaging: link via changelog on developer.ubuntu.com I have encountered a ...
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ibus package not found while trying to build gnome-settings-daemon
I'm currently trying to build gnome-settings-daemon from the upstream source. I first cloned the package using
git clone git://git.gnome.org/gnome-settings-daemon
then navigated into the directory ...
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Building Rhythmbox from source
I'm trying to build rhythmbox from source to have a go at adding an extra feature. I'm running into issues with gstreamer
configure: error: Package requirements ( gstreamer-1.0 >= 0.11.92
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Extending postgresql code
In postgresql source code there is a file called postgres.c precisely in /src/backend/tcop/. Inside there is a function called exec_simple_query.
I want add a line that call my_function that is in ...
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install apache with development tools
I'm trying to do this http://php.webtutor.pl/en/2011/04/25/mod_rewrite-and-hiphop-for-php-on-apache-web-server/
But the yum -y install httpd httpd-devel gives -bash: yum: command not found.
I'm on ...
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Failed to run Android SDK manager
I have installed Android SDK in my Eclipse EE IDE. Now I'm trying to open the Android SDK manager but getting error as
Even I tried to see the android console as shown in image, No error shows in ...
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Who is Mark Shuttleworth, and how is he related to Ubuntu?
I am going to introduce Ubuntu to some new users (students in this case). Usually, I talk about the history of Ubuntu, how Ubuntu started, who has built Ubuntu in the past, and who decides the road ...
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What are the alternatives for notify-send?
I use notify-send for desktop notifications and I get notifications with expected summary and body. However, notify-send has limitations and so I would like a few recommendations on alternatives for ...
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Looking for developers to help me turn ideas into products [closed]
Can anyone suggest how I might go about looking for young developers who can help me turn linux-based ideas into products (initially unpaid)?
I am a Business Analyst not a coder and have a couple of ...
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Contributing to the package or the upstream branch?
While learning about Ubuntu development & packaging, there's one part that's not quite clear to me. So, let's say we're in the middle of active development (e.g. Raring) before feature freeze and ...
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Is there a use for drafters in the development in the next releases of Ubuntu?
I am a current tech student at Earnest Pruett Center of Technology (EPCOT) for my second year and I would like to know if I can help in any way with my drafting and design skills to develop any ...
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is there other program to make ubuntu apps besides quickly?
And in some other programming language maybe?i was wondering if i can create an app in some other program not quickly and post in in the ubuntu store?
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Submit merged Debian package for inclusion in Ubuntu
I'm currently working to update the version of autogen shipped with Ubuntu from 1:5.12-0.1ubuntu2 in the repositories to 1:5.17.1-1 in Debian. The merge has been completed on my computer and the ...
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Linux Default App Developed in Java [closed]
Different Linux and Ubuntu releases have different software included by default -- for example, transmission, Firefox, and Banshee have all been default applications.
As far as I know, most of these ...
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Is there a way to install the Ubuntu phone demo SDK on Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
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How do I install the QML toolkit on 12.04?
I thought "why not start with the new shown Ubuntu phone seems noob to coding friendly enough" except when installing the qt stuff ...
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How can i uninstall QtCreator 2.6.1 from 12.04?
I downloaded QtCreator 2.6.1 from the official website http://qt-project.org/downloads#qt-creator because i'm using ubuntu 12.04. Now i need to uninstall it. How can i do it?
64-bit Linux Installer
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Developing for ubuntu phone: where is the SDK?
I was quickly reading this introduction to QML for Ubuntu Phones, now I was honestly expecting something more than that from Canonical.
My questions are:
where is a real SDK with libs ? All I can ...
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How do I install development tools for 12.10?
I have a source tarball: ap-kernelmodule-1.0.14-13.tar.gz
I have to compile a kernel module out of it and was instructed to install development tools for my Ubuntu version (which is 12.10).
The format ...
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How can I get Involved in the Ubuntu (Mobile) Dev Team?
Like the title states, how can I join the Ubuntu Mobile development team? I'm not too experienced but I'd like to help out as I enjoy prototyping hardware with Ubuntu.
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How to know when commercial app will be published
Is there a way for me to know when my app will be published. I assume there is a list of apps which needs to be reviewed, so I would like to know on which place is my app, in that table. I hope you ...
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Both 64-bit and 32-bit support for development purposes
I'm looking for directions to complete in the most convenient way (well at least without lots of troubles) set up as in subject.
I need (probably):
64 bit platform for running 64-bit Vmware Win7 ...
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GWT (Google Web Toolkit) Designer not working on Ubuntu 12.10
The GWT Desinger is not working on Ubuntu 12.10. It worked on Ubuntu 12.04. I installed the Eclipse Plugin as described on the GWT Homepate
If I want to open the Design-View (for an xml-GWT-File), ...
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How do I setup php+My sql development environment
How do I setup php + My sql development environment in Ubuntu ?
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Why do some indicator icons have gtk2 and gtk3 versions, while others have only a single version that works with both libraries?
For example, in Ubuntu we have:
indicator-application
indicator-application-gtk2
indicator-sound
indicator-sound-gtk2
but other indicators have only a single version that works on both:
indicator-...
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Installing nux for unity development
I read the article here http://unity.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/development/unity/ about installing nux and unity to work on development. I followed the steps in the Building Nux section. I added the ...
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I want to learn how to help or contribute to Unity [duplicate]
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How to start contributing to Unity?
I am a college student studying computer science and would one day like to work on operating systems. The part of ubuntu that really ...
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Sending keyboard commands to Ubuntu through Python. Remote for my Blackberry
I am trying to build a remote control application to control media on my Ubuntu. Does anyone know a way in order to accomplish this. The media keys in particular.
Thank you.
EDIT 1:
I have tried ...
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Failed to get the adb version: Cannot run program & Cannot allocate memory
A little change in resources file, start giving error, and when I clean the project its delete R.java file and I have to restart my eclipse.
Problem is when I restart my eclipse and clean and run my ...
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How do I get the name of a package, modify and install it? [duplicate]
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How to change the Ubuntu source code
I'm not very familiar with Ubuntu or Linux, but I'm a programmer, and some people told me that you can just go ahead and modify your ...
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How to install build-essential without the CD/DVD?
I am trying to install the build-essential package per the instructions located here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingCompilers
I get this error when I use the command apt-get install ...
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Which Java version should I target for 12.04 installations?
I am considering developing a Java application for Ubuntu. The page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java doesn't say which (if any) comes by default.
Also, I know many people change their Java ...
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Virtual Box: Problems using USB Phone [duplicate]
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Can not connect Android SGSII via USB after ICS upgrade
I'm not completely sure if this is the right part of stackexchange to ask this question, so if I'm in the wrong place, ...
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How can I know which version of the C++ "standard library" is installed?
I would like to install the C++ standard library documentation (following the answers in Download C++ reference) but I do not know which version of library is installed in my Ubuntu.
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As a new developer, what files should I backup?
I am facing some problems with current installation of Ubuntu 12.04. I'd like to go for fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I don't have a separate partition of Home folder.
I have started ...
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How can a web developer contribute to Ubuntu?
I've done web development for the past ten years, and have used Ubuntu for my operating system for the past five. I feel like my design and development skills could be useful, but don't know how I can ...
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Chameleon effect API
Is there a way to interact with the chameleon effect in Ubuntu? I would like to extract the current "theme color" and change the background color of conky accordingly.
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Can I change the file icon with Gio? [duplicate]
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How can I change the folder icon?
I'm using python. I want change a file icon with Gio from a python app. I found a lot of deprecated documentation and I'm not sure how I can ...
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C++ Development Cinder/Visual Studio
I'm currently taking a Data Structures course that involves the development of C++ applications using microsoft visual studio express c++, an application called Cinder, and we turn in assignments via ...
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problem opening eclipse [duplicate]
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Unsatisfied Link Error and missing .so files when starting Eclipse
I'm having a problem loading Eclipise in 12.04. I loaded the error log and this was inside:
!SESSION 2012-...