OpenGL and Ubuntu 7.10

So, you have installed ubuntu and would like to compile some OpenGL code? Where do I start … You will need to install two things,the g++ compiler, and (if you need them) the GLUT library.

The compiler is easy, just type the following command into a terminal.

sudo apt-get install g++

Follow the prompts, this should install the compiler. Next, you might need the GLUT library, which can be installed (headers and development libraries) with the following command.

sudo apt-get install libglut3-dev

All set 🙂 Compile OpenGL code without any hitches.

Sauce

Well I rocked up for a lecture today at university and the guy in front of me opens up his laptop and loads some game game which appears ot be using the Source engine! Alright I didn’t think the Orange Box was out yet, but it does appear that he was playing portal. The entire lecture nobody sitting near me was paying attention to the lecturer, we were all watching this guy play portal. Must say that it looks pretty cool.

What I’m surprised about is the lack of enthusiasm about the Orange Box! Seriously, I forgot that it was coming out, but I am still waiting until next week for the Xbox 360 version 🙂

OpenGL and FreeBSD

I have always wanted to do everything cross platform but when you dont know what youre doing and dont have much time it tends to be the last thing on your mind. So a few weeks ago I wrote a simple windows application (using OpenGL) to easily display points in 3D space instead of having to draw it on paper (doing vector maths at university at the moment). I also happen to have just set up a computer with FreeBSD (and GNOME).