Random Linux Thoughts

Author: syd

Installing Flutter on Linux (from Github)
12 May
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Installing Flutter on Linux (from Github)

Flutter is an awesome open-source UI Software Development Kit (SDK) created by Google. It’s used to build natively compiled applications for mobile (iOS, Android), web, and desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) from a single codebase. Flutter utilizes Dart, which is a modern object-oriented programming language (again, developed by Google). Installation Steps The following steps will beRead more about Installing Flutter on Linux (from Github)[…]

Installing Java on Linux
08 Apr
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Installing Java on Linux

Java has a runtime (the “JRE”, or “Java Runtime Environment”) which is required to run Java applications. There’s also a “JDK” (“Java Development Kit”) which is required to develop applications in Java. There are numerous blogs out there that explain how to install Java from repositories. This blog post will detail how to download andRead more about Installing Java on Linux[…]

VirtualBox on Host Running Kernel 4.12
18 Jul
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VirtualBox on Host Running Kernel 4.12

Upgrading to Linux kernel 4.12 will break VirtualBox. Attempting to re-install VirtualBox 5.1.22 (either from the Ubuntu repositories or by downloading the binaries directly from virtualbox.org) will not help – the installation will fail. Thankfully, there is a patch available that can be applied – but only to the version of VirtualBox from virtualbox.org. IfRead more about VirtualBox on Host Running Kernel 4.12[…]