Install ide on pi5?

Getting Started
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I just downloaded the tar file for installing the IDE on a linux arm64 (Pi5)
Are there any install instructions around?

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You can also use the ARM64 .deb installer, I use it on my Pi4 but have also used the tar

Requirements

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Here are commands to install Xojo on raspberry pi.

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Might want to use apt to install the .deb package as it can be more robust in resolving dependencies

:+1:

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I installed these dependencies before extracting the download.

sudo apt install libunwind8 \
                 libicu72 \
                 libglib2.0-0 \
                 libpango1.0-0 \
                 libx11-6 \
                 libxext6 \
                 libatk1.0-0 \
                 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 \
                 libxi6 \
                 libxrandr2 \
                 libxrender1 \
                 libxcomposite1 \
                 libxdamage1 \
                 libxfixes3 \
                 libxt6 \
                 libxss1 \
                 libxinerama1

sudo apt install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
sudo apt install libicu-dev
sudo apt install gdb

sudo apt install libasound2
sudo apt install libssl3
sudo apt install libstdc++6

sudo apt install libstdc++6
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y \
  libgtk2.0-0 libunwind8 libicu72 libglib2.0-0 libpango1.0-0 \
  libx11-6 libxext6 libatk1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libxi6 \
  libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 \
  libxt6 libxss1 libxinerama1 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libicu-dev \
  libasound2 libssl3 libstdc++6 gdb

Download zipped tar ball

wget https://www.xojo.com/download/Xojo2019r1.1.tgz
tar -xvf Xojo2019r1.1.tgz
sudo mkdir -p /opt

sudo mv "Xojo 2019r1.1" /opt/Xojo
/opt/Xojo/

sudo ln -s /opt/Xojo/Xojo /usr/local/bin/xojo

Run Xojo IDE

xojo&

To add launch icon to the pi desktop taskbar.

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xojo.desktop

Add this to the file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Xojo
Comment=Xojo IDE
Exec=/opt/Xojo/Xojo
Icon=/opt/Xojo/Resources/xojo_icon.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;

Save and Done.

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Another vote for the tar ball install into /opt. It’s a little bit more work than the .deb but you know where the files are and it’s easy to run multiple versions of Xojo if you need to. The hardest part was sorting the .desktop file.

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I don’t know why its so complicated for people, I installed on several boards, and always just took the tar.gz version and just extracted it and that was it. Did not install or do anything it just works.

Both on stock Raspberry Pi OS and on Armbian.

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I think it is just harder for some users newer to Linux and have trouble finding documentation for the Pi

yes I use the .tar.gz and also the .deb, most the compressed tar file but depends on usage/test environment

I’m glad users ask as we can help get them more comfortable with Linux and Xojo :grin:

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Just for future readers of this thread you can install multiple versions of Xojo using the .deb

Just wanted to make it clear in case it caused confusion. The way Xojo structures it’s releases it is fully possible to install multiple versions using the .deb package.

Use apt to install the .deb and it is easy to use apt to uninstall the package

Using the .deb or the .tar.gz file just depends on the end users requirements/needs/wants

Install and have fun! :grin:

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