Looking for step by step install for BigLinux

[OldMan]

Hi,

I'm fairly new to linux and am using BigLinux with an intel processor which I understand is based on Manjaro and therefore Arch based.

I'd like to use Pure Basic but aren't sure which version I should download (there are Debian and Ubuntu versions on the website)?

And, then, once downloaded I understand I need to uncompress but obviously the install scripts won't work on my distro. If anyone who uses arch could please explain in simple step by step terms the commands I need to run to get ti all working I'd greatly appreciate it.

One other question, when I purchase a license is that a separate install from the free version or do I simply input a key that gives me full acesss?

Thanks.

[mk-soft]

If you are new to Linux, use Mint Linux or Ubuntu.
With this distribution you get the most support here and the installation for PureBasic is also easier, as it corresponds to the INSTALL description.
With other distributions there are usually other package managers and this makes things a bit more complicated.

I myself use Mint Linux LMDE 6 as VM's first and then Ubuntu.

Which licence do you mean? If you have the Purebasic licence, you only need to download the appropriate OS version of PureBasic.

For 64bit Intel the Linux Ubuntu 20.04 and higher

The specification of the Linux version is only with which PureBasic was developed and tested. This does not mean that it will not run with other distributions.
For example PureBasic Raspberry also runs in a VM on a Mac with M1/M2 processor.

More of Install: https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewto ... 29#p551829

[AZJIO]

You need to unpack the archive into the "/home/user/Apps/purebasic" folder. Your path should be "/home/user/Apps/purebasic/compilers/purebasic". You run the executable "/home/user/Apps/purebasic/compilers/purebasic" and can now write code. You can unpack to any other folder.

Initially, you can write simple code, but for complex code you need to install packages that are necessary for some functionality. So read the list of required packages that you need to install

[Kurzer]

Hello OldMan,

if you purchased Purbasic you get an account on purebssic.com. there you will find the full versions of PB for download. There is no "enter the serial" funcionality in the demo version. The full version is a separate compiled exe.

In your account you will find all version for all platforms in x86 an x64 compilation. you will even find most of the previous versions in the section "museum" within your account.

[moulder61]

Hi OldMan,

To hopefully answer your questions:

1. Assuming you are using a 64 bit computer, get the Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 version. The Debian version is 32 bit.

2. You don't need to install PB as such, you can just put the extracted folder anywhere you like. I put mine in /home/moulder/.local/bin/. You will most likely need to create the bin/ folder yourself.

3. I then created a pb.desktop file and put it in /home/moulder/.local/share/applications/ so it shows up in the menu. This is what my one contains. I copied another .desktop file and edited it to my liking so some of it might be unnecessary.

[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Development;
Comment[en_GB]=PB IDE
Comment=PB IDE
Exec=/home/moulder/.local/bin/PB-604/compilers/purebasic
GenericName[en_GB]=
GenericName=
Icon=/usr/share/icons/pb.svg
MimeType=
Name[en_GB]=PureBasic604
Name=PureBasic604
Path=
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=

4. I downloaded and installed BigLinux today just to see what was involved in getting PB up and running on it? Strangely, it worked straight away! I did have a slight issue with the sound and the fonts didn't render properly in a program I'm working on. To be fair, my sound can be a bit temperamental anyway and the fonts I am referring to in my code might not be installed in BigLinux?

I hope this is of some help?

Regards,

Moulder.

[OldMan]

Thank you all for your replies. How helpful you have all been makes me excited about my Pure Basic journey and particpatong on this forum.

I've decided to go down the Ubuntu path as there are other things that have been pushing me in that direction too.

Cheers.