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+ | These are the system requirements for the current shipping version of Xojo. Visit the [[:Category:System Requirements|System Requirements Archive page]] for system requirements for older versions. | ||
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== Xojo IDE == | == Xojo IDE == | ||
{| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | {| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | ||
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!OS | !OS | ||
!Requirements | !Requirements | ||
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|'''Windows''' | |'''Windows''' | ||
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− | * At least | + | * At least 4GB of RAM |
* Windows 10 64-bit | * Windows 10 64-bit | ||
* Windows 8.1 64-bit | * Windows 8.1 64-bit | ||
− | * Windows 7 SP1 Platform Update 64-bit | + | * Windows 7 SP1 Platform Update 64-bit<sup>1</sup> |
The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Windows. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary. | The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Windows. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary. | ||
Microsoft regularly fixes bugs as part of Windows Update so be sure to always have the latest updates applied to your system. | Microsoft regularly fixes bugs as part of Windows Update so be sure to always have the latest updates applied to your system. | ||
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+ | <sup>1</sup>As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. | ||
+ | |||
+ | An SSD is recommended for best performance. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Building your app for macOS must be done on a Mac. | ||
+ | |||
+ | There may be drawing performance issues when editing web layouts when running Xojo in a Virtual Machine. Refer to the [[UserGuide:Windows_UI_Guidelines#Virtual_Machines Virtual Machines|Virtual Machines]] topic for suggestions on how to optimize your VM. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''macOS''' | |'''macOS''' | ||
| | | | ||
− | * At least | + | * At least 4GB of RAM |
+ | * macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 | ||
+ | * macOS Catalina 10.15.x | ||
* macOS Mojave 10.14.x | * macOS Mojave 10.14.x | ||
* macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | * macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | ||
− | + | macOS Mojave (10.14) or higher is required to build for Apple Silicon. | |
− | |||
− | |||
See below for iOS requirements. | See below for iOS requirements. | ||
+ | |||
+ | An SSD is recommended for best performance. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Linux''' | |'''Linux''' | ||
| | | | ||
− | * At least | + | * At least 4GB of RAM |
* Linux Mint 16 or later (18.3 Cinnamon suggested) | * Linux Mint 16 or later (18.3 Cinnamon suggested) | ||
* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later (16 suggested) | * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later (16 suggested) | ||
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* OpenSUSE 11.3 or later | * OpenSUSE 11.3 or later | ||
* Fedora 13 Desktop or later | * Fedora 13 Desktop or later | ||
− | '''Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon is suggested.''' | + | '''Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon is suggested. Refer to [[#Linux Notes|Linux Notes]] for more specific library requirements.''' |
The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Linux. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary, but you will need to install 32-bit libraries to run and test 32-bit apps on a 64-bit version of Linux. | The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Linux. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary, but you will need to install 32-bit libraries to run and test 32-bit apps on a 64-bit version of Linux. | ||
+ | |||
+ | An SSD is recommended for best performance. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Building your app for macOS must be done on a Mac. | ||
The Xojo IDE does not run on Linux for ARM. | The Xojo IDE does not run on Linux for ARM. | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | == Desktop | + | == Desktop App System Requirements == |
+ | Desktop apps built with Xojo will run on any computer that meets the following requirements. | ||
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{| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | {| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | ||
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!OS | !OS | ||
!Requirements | !Requirements | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Windows''' | |'''Windows''' | ||
− | |32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows are supported. | + | | |
+ | * 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows are supported. | ||
* Windows 10 | * Windows 10 | ||
* Windows 8.1 | * Windows 8.1 | ||
− | * Windows 7 SP1 | + | * Windows 7 SP1<sup>1</sup> |
− | Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the [[UserGuide:Windows Universal Runtime|Windows Universal Runtime]] topic. | + | Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the [[UserGuide:Windows Universal Runtime|Windows Universal Runtime]] topic. |
+ | <sup>1</sup>As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''macOS''' | |'''macOS''' | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * macOS Big Sur 11.0.x | ||
+ | * macOS Catalina 10.15.x | ||
* macOS Mojave 10.14.x | * macOS Mojave 10.14.x | ||
* macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | * macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''Raspberry Pi''' | |'''Raspberry Pi''' | ||
− | |Pi 2 and | + | |Pi 2, 3 and 4 running: |
− | * | + | * Raspberry Pi OS |
− | * Raspbian Jessie | + | * Raspbian Buster/Jessie/Stretch |
− | |||
* libunwind8 library | * libunwind8 library | ||
− | Other single-board computers that are compatible with | + | Other single-board computers that are compatible with a 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv7 CPU may also work, but are not officially supported. |
+ | Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) is the only supported OS. | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Web Apps == | == Web Apps == | ||
+ | === Browser Requirements === | ||
{| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | {| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | ||
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!OS | !OS | ||
!Requirements | !Requirements | ||
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|Windows | |Windows | ||
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− | * Chrome | + | * Chrome (latest supported version) |
− | * Firefox | + | * Firefox (latest supported version) |
− | * Edge | + | * Edge 12+ |
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|- | |- | ||
|macOS | |macOS | ||
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− | * Safari | + | * Safari 10.0+ |
− | + | * Chrome (latest supported version) | |
− | * Chrome | + | * Firefox (latest supported version) |
− | * Firefox | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Linux | |Linux | ||
| | | | ||
− | * Chrome | + | * Chrome (latest supported version) |
− | * Firefox | + | * Firefox (latest supported version) |
|- | |- | ||
|Raspberry Pi | |Raspberry Pi | ||
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* Raspbian Epiphany Web Browser | * Raspbian Epiphany Web Browser | ||
− | * | + | * Chromium |
|- | |- | ||
|iOS | |iOS | ||
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− | * Mobile Safari | + | * Mobile Safari (latest supported version) |
|- | |- | ||
|Android | |Android | ||
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− | * Chrome for Android | + | * Chrome for Android (latest supported version) |
|} | |} | ||
− | === | + | ===Server Requirements=== |
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!OS | !OS | ||
!Requirements | !Requirements | ||
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|Windows | |Windows | ||
− | |32-bit and 64-bit servers are supported. | + | | |
+ | * 32-bit and 64-bit servers are supported. | ||
* Windows Server 2016 | * Windows Server 2016 | ||
* Windows Server 2012 | * Windows Server 2012 | ||
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* Windows 10 | * Windows 10 | ||
* Windows 8.1 | * Windows 8.1 | ||
− | * Windows 7 | + | * Windows 7<sup>1</sup> |
Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the [[UserGuide:Windows Universal Runtime|Windows Universal Runtime]] topic. | Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the [[UserGuide:Windows Universal Runtime|Windows Universal Runtime]] topic. | ||
+ | <sup>1</sup>As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|macOS | |macOS | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * macOS Big Sur 11.0.x | ||
+ | * macOS Catalina 10.15.x | ||
* macOS Mojave 10.14.x | * macOS Mojave 10.14.x | ||
* macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | * macOS High Sierra 10.13.x | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Linux | |Linux | ||
− | |32-bit and 64-bit servers are supported. | + | | |
+ | * 32-bit and 64-bit servers are supported. | ||
* Linux Mint 16 or later | * Linux Mint 16 or later | ||
* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later | * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Raspberry Pi | |Raspberry Pi | ||
− | |Pi 2 | + | | |
− | * | + | Pi 2, 3, 4 running: |
− | * Raspbian Jessie | + | * Raspberry Pi OS |
− | + | * Raspbian Buster/Jessie/Stretch | |
* libunwind8 library | * libunwind8 library | ||
− | Other single-board computers that are compatible with | + | Other single-board computers that are compatible with a 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv7 CPU may also work, but are not officially supported. |
− | + | Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) is the only supported OS. | |
− | Raspberry Pi | ||
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Console apps do not have a user interface and have the same requirements listed for Web Server Requirements in the above section. | Console apps do not have a user interface and have the same requirements listed for Web Server Requirements in the above section. | ||
− | == iOS | + | == iOS App System Requirements == |
− | In order to work on iOS projects, you must be using Xojo on at least macOS 10. | + | In order to work on iOS projects, you must be using Xojo on at least macOS 10.14 and later with Xcode 11.x (required for iOS Simulator). |
{| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | {| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | ||
− | + | !Type | |
− | ! Type | + | !Information |
− | ! Information | ||
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|Supported macOS versions | |Supported macOS versions | ||
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+ | * 11.0 | ||
+ | * 10.15 | ||
* 10.14 (requires 2018r3 or later) | * 10.14 (requires 2018r3 or later) | ||
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|Supported Xcode versions | |Supported Xcode versions | ||
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− | * | + | * 12.x |
− | * | + | * 11.x (requires 2019r2 or later) |
|- | |- | ||
|Supported iOS versions | |Supported iOS versions | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * iOS 14 | ||
+ | * iOS 13 | ||
* iOS 12 | * iOS 12 | ||
* iOS 11 | * iOS 11 | ||
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|Supported iOS devices | |Supported iOS devices | ||
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* Any 64-bit iOS devices that work with the supported iOS versions | * Any 64-bit iOS devices that work with the supported iOS versions | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|iOS Developer Subscription required for | |iOS Developer Subscription required for | ||
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== Linux Notes == | == Linux Notes == | ||
+ | === Library Information === | ||
Because various Linux distributions have different libraries installed by default, you may need to install additional libraries before your Xojo apps will run on Linux. At a minimum, Xojo requires these Linux libraries: | Because various Linux distributions have different libraries installed by default, you may need to install additional libraries before your Xojo apps will run on Linux. At a minimum, Xojo requires these Linux libraries: | ||
{| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | {| class="genericTable mw-collapsible" | ||
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!Always Required | !Always Required | ||
!Required for Desktop | !Required for Desktop | ||
!Optional | !Optional | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |glib 2.0 | + | | |
− | + | * glib 2.0 | |
− | glibc-2.11 (32-bit) | + | * glibc-2.11 (32-bit) |
− | + | * glibc-2.14 (64-bit) | |
− | glibc-2.14 (64-bit) | + | * libstdc++.so.6.0.13 |
− | + | * libunwind8 | |
− | libstdc++.so.6.0.13 | + | | |
− | + | * GTK+ 3 (3.4.1 minimum) | |
− | libunwind8 | + | * libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 (Used by [[HTMLViewer]] and thus the local Language Reference and Messages panel). |
− | |GTK+ 3 (3.4.1 minimum) | + | |libsoup 2.4 ([[URLConnection]], [[Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket]]) |
− | |libsoup 2.4 ([[Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket]]) | ||
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|} | |} | ||
If you're looking for a specific version and distribution, check out mirrors.kernel.org. | If you're looking for a specific version and distribution, check out mirrors.kernel.org. | ||
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!OS | !OS | ||
!Library Installation Notes | !Library Installation Notes | ||
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== Pi Notes == | == Pi Notes == | ||
− | Raspberry Pi | + | Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) needs the libunwind8 library to be installed, which you can do from the Terminal with this command: |
<pre class="code">sudo apt-get install libunwind8</pre> | <pre class="code">sudo apt-get install libunwind8</pre> | ||
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+ | You may need to update WebKit if you use HTMLViewer using a command like this: | ||
+ | <pre class="code">sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0</pre> | ||
+ | |||
In addition it is always good to keep your Pi up to date with these Terminal commands: | In addition it is always good to keep your Pi up to date with these Terminal commands: |
Latest revision as of 19:29, 22 January 2021
These are the system requirements for the current shipping version of Xojo. Visit the System Requirements Archive page for system requirements for older versions.
Contents
Xojo IDE
OS | Requirements |
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Windows |
The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Windows. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary. Microsoft regularly fixes bugs as part of Windows Update so be sure to always have the latest updates applied to your system. 1As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. An SSD is recommended for best performance. Building your app for macOS must be done on a Mac. There may be drawing performance issues when editing web layouts when running Xojo in a Virtual Machine. Refer to the Virtual Machines topic for suggestions on how to optimize your VM. |
macOS |
macOS Mojave (10.14) or higher is required to build for Apple Silicon. See below for iOS requirements. An SSD is recommended for best performance. |
Linux |
Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon is suggested. Refer to Linux Notes for more specific library requirements. The Xojo IDE is 64-bit so it only runs on 64-bit versions of Linux. You can continue to build 32-bit apps as necessary, but you will need to install 32-bit libraries to run and test 32-bit apps on a 64-bit version of Linux. An SSD is recommended for best performance. Building your app for macOS must be done on a Mac. The Xojo IDE does not run on Linux for ARM. |
Desktop App System Requirements
Desktop apps built with Xojo will run on any computer that meets the following requirements.
OS | Requirements |
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Windows |
Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the Windows Universal Runtime topic. 1As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. |
macOS |
|
Linux | 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux are supported.
For best results on 64-bit distributions, build a 64-bit app. |
Raspberry Pi | Pi 2, 3 and 4 running:
Other single-board computers that are compatible with a 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv7 CPU may also work, but are not officially supported. Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) is the only supported OS. |
Web Apps
Browser Requirements
OS | Requirements |
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Windows |
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macOS |
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Linux |
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Raspberry Pi |
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iOS |
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Android |
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Server Requirements
OS | Requirements |
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Windows |
Windows apps must have the Visual C++ Redistributable included in the installer or have the DLLs included with the app. More information available in the Windows Universal Runtime topic. 1As of January 2020 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. |
macOS |
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Linux |
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Raspberry Pi |
Pi 2, 3, 4 running:
Other single-board computers that are compatible with a 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv7 CPU may also work, but are not officially supported. Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) is the only supported OS. |
Console Apps
Console apps do not have a user interface and have the same requirements listed for Web Server Requirements in the above section.
iOS App System Requirements
In order to work on iOS projects, you must be using Xojo on at least macOS 10.14 and later with Xcode 11.x (required for iOS Simulator).
Type | Information |
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Supported macOS versions |
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Supported Xcode versions |
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Supported iOS versions |
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Supported iOS devices |
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iOS Developer Subscription required for |
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Linux Notes
Library Information
Because various Linux distributions have different libraries installed by default, you may need to install additional libraries before your Xojo apps will run on Linux. At a minimum, Xojo requires these Linux libraries:
Always Required | Required for Desktop | Optional |
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libsoup 2.4 (URLConnection, Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket) |
If you're looking for a specific version and distribution, check out mirrors.kernel.org.
Installing tar on Fedora/CentOS/SuSE
Fedora, CentOS, or a SuSe/OpenSuSE variant all default to a KDE/QT environment. If you want to run Xojo on those distributions, here are some steps that may help.
Download the Xojo TGZ package to your Downloads folder and do this in a Terminal:
sudo -s yum -y install gtk3 gtk3-devel libunwind cd /opt mkdir xojo cd xojo tar -zxvf ~/Downloads/xojo2018r4.tgz
To have a desktop entry for Xojo appear in the system menu you can create a ".desktop" file and place it in /usr/share/applications/. This is what the file looks like for 2018r4:
[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Xojo 2018r4 Name[en_GB]=Xojo 2018r4 Comment=Xojo 2018 Release 4 Comment[en_GB]=Xojo 2018 Release 4 Exec=/opt/xojo/xojo2018r4/Xojo %F Icon=/opt/xojo/xojo2018r4/appicon_128.png Terminal=false Type=Application MimeType=application/vnd.xojo.project.binary;application/vnd.xojo.project.normal;application/vnd.xojo.project.xml Categories=Development;Programming;Building;IDE
You will need to use sudo to add any plugins to the resulting install in /opt/xojo/xojo2018/Plugins.
Wayland
Xojo uses X11 as its backend to GTK+. Wayland will be supported in a future version. If your distro does not have X11 support installed you might be able to manually install from the Terminal:
apt-get install xserver-xorg-core
64-bit Configuration for Running 32-bit Apps
32-bit libraries are not usually installed by default on 64-bit Linux distributions. The commands below can be used with some common Linux distributions to get the appropriate 32-bit libraries installed so that 32-bit apps run.
OS | Library Installation Notes |
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Linux Mint 18 (recommended) | Mint includes most of the necessary libraries.
You'll need to install 32-bit GTK+ 3 and webkit with this command: sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-0:i386 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0:i386 |
Ubuntu 16+ | This installs the necessary GTK+ 3 and other necessary 32-bit libraries:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libsoup2.4-1:i386 libgtk-3-0:i386 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0:i386 |
openSUSE Leap 42.2+ | Start the YaST tool (select Software Management) and manually search for and install these libraries:
libgtk-3-0-32bit libwebkitgtk-3_0-0-32bit |
Fedora 25+ | This installs the necessary 32-bit libraries:
sudo yum install glib2.i686 libgcc.i686 libstdc++.i686 gtk3.i686 webkitgtk3.i686 |
CentOS 7 | This installs the necessary 32-bit libraries:
sudo yum install glib2.i686 libgcc.i686 libstdc++.i686 gtk3.i686 webkitgtk3.i686 |
For best results build 64-bit Xojo apps for distribution on 64-bit Linux systems.
If you are still having trouble identifying necessary libraries, the ldd command might help. You can run this command from Terminal in the Xojo directory to return a list of libraries required by Xojo and their status on the system:
ldd Xojo
International Components for Unicode (libicu)
Linux apps made with Xojo 2016 Release 3 or later include the libicu libraries as part of the app package (in the Libs folder). You do not need to install libicu separately. Refer to System Requirements for older versions if you need help with this.
Pi Notes
Raspberry Pi OS (formally Raspbian) needs the libunwind8 library to be installed, which you can do from the Terminal with this command:
sudo apt-get install libunwind8
You may need to update WebKit if you use HTMLViewer using a command like this:
sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-3.0
In addition it is always good to keep your Pi up to date with these Terminal commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
CPU Notes
x86 CPUs require the SSE2 instruction set for the IDE and built applications. The vast majority of desktop CPUs in use support this, but some x86 single board computers may not.
ARM CPUs must support the 32-bit ARMv7 architecture.