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There is no Control Panel written for Linux, but there are [[Language - C/C++|C/C++]] and Java code samples are available for all Phidgets which will compile and run on Linux without modification. | There is no Control Panel written for Linux, but there are [[Language - C/C++|C/C++]] and Java code samples are available for all Phidgets which will compile and run on Linux without modification. | ||
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* Many Linux systems are now built with unsupported third party drivers. It may be necessary to uninstall these drivers for our libraries to work properly. | |||
* Phidget21 for Linux is a user-space library. Applications typically have to be run as root, or udev/hotplug must be configured to give permissions when the Phidget is plugged in. | |||
==Common Problems and Solutions== | ==Common Problems and Solutions== | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 18 October 2011
Preamble about the OS.
Recommended Languages
We recommend the following languages for this OS:
Installing Libraries and Drivers
You can download the newest source below:
Phidgets requires Linux Kernel 2.6 or newer.
Once you've downloaded the source, build Phidget21.
There is no Control Panel written for Linux, but there are C/C++ and Java code samples are available for all Phidgets which will compile and run on Linux without modification.
Notes:
- Many Linux systems are now built with unsupported third party drivers. It may be necessary to uninstall these drivers for our libraries to work properly.
- Phidget21 for Linux is a user-space library. Applications typically have to be run as root, or udev/hotplug must be configured to give permissions when the Phidget is plugged in.
Common Problems and Solutions
- List relevant problems from "Common Problems and workarounds" doc
- List common problems for this OS from support forums
Limitations
List any limitations associated with running Phidgets with this OS.
