Install on Ubuntu 11.10
In General
Overview
To install Lazarus you install three things:
- fpc - the Free Pascal compiler
- fpc-src - the source code for Free Pascal
- Lazarus -the IDE for Free Pascal
Versions
You must install the correct version of Free Pascal for the version of Lazarus you choose. The versions below are correct.
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
Matching versions of Lazarus and Free Pascal are in the repository (20/02/12). They are
- Lazarus 0.9.30-2.
- Free Pascal 2.4.4
In Synaptic it is called Lazarus 0.9.30-2Build1.
Find and install the packages
In the Software Centre search for
- IDE for FreePascal (SDK metapackage)
- Free Pascal Compiler fpc
- Free Pascal source code
With Synaptic, install everything beginning with Laz, fpc or fp.
Problem 1
Once you have installed Lazarus, it will not work. Even if you add no code at all and compile and run a 'blank form' project (having first saved it) you will get this error message:
- Remove the taskbar
Open a terminal and try
sudo
Give your password These can be re-installed if needed with
- Remove the Ubuntu overlay scrollbars
Open synaptioc Search for Uninstall the packages
These can be re-installed if needed with
The 'blank form' project should now run with no errors.
Problem 2
If you add a button to your 'blank form' project. In the Events tab of the Object Inspector , try to open the 'Click' event handler. You will get the error message
Can't find class Classes
or
Can't find class Sysutils
Solution (10 mins): Reconfigure Lazarus as sudo
This can only be solved if you open Lazarus as sudo.
- Scan the Pascal source code
Open a terminal and start Lazarus as sudo with
gksudo StartLazarus
Give your sudo password
In Lazarus choose Environment/Rescan FPC source directory
- Rebuild Lazarus.
Open a terminal
gksudo StartLazarus
Give your sudo password
In Lazarus choose Tools/BuildLazarus with profile:Build all
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
At present there is a bug 20915 which makes it impossible to use the version of Lazarus in the Ubuntu repository. Bug Report