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nixnotwin
Asked: 2010-11-05 09:03:38 +0800 CST

How do I set up an OpenGL programming environment?

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I want to setup openGL programming environment on ubuntu. What packages or tools I should install and what is the best way of getting into openGL as a newbie.

programming graphics opengl

2 Answers

  1. As far as I know OpenGL is a graphics library. The IDE choice depends on the language you want use OpenGL in.

    Anjuta is a perfect IDE for C and C++

    sudo apt-get install anjuta

    then you have to download OpenGL library:

    sudo apt-get install freeglut3 freeglut3-dev libglew1.5 libglew1.5-dev libglu1-mesa libglu1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dev

    after that you should include libraries (in folder gl/*) into your code

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  2. Best Answer

    StackOverflow is a better place for programming related questions, check https://stackoverflow.com/questions/859501/learning-opengl-in-ubuntu

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