Prepare Development Environment in Ubuntu 12.04

Install GIT

1. Install Git in Ubuntu: http://help.github.com/linux-set-up-git/

2. Change fonts in GUI: Run GUI by command "git gui", If you do not like ugly font apply following

sudo aptitude install tk8.5
sudo update-alternatives --config wish

and pick /usr/bin/wish8.5

Install Java Sun/Oracle

1 Follow instructions from, chapter "Usage": https://github.com/flexiondotorg/oab-java6 after Update repository

sudo apt-get update

2 Install Sun Java6 JDK from Synaptic Package Manager.

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-source sun-java6-plugin

3 Add to ~/.profile (execute the same, to define these variables in terminal)

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME

make sure that ls -la /etc/alternatives/java point to your Sun 6 JDK "/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java". If you have openJDK please expect problems with compilation in Eclispe for "artifact com.sun.tools 1.5.0 is missing"

Install Maven3.

It will be necessary for compilation

1. Install

sudo apt-get install maven

2. add to ~/.profile

export PATH=/usr/share/maven/bin:$PATH

Install Mercurial.

It will be necessary for downloading main Checkstyle project and preparing patch.

sudo apt-get install mercurial

Download Eclipse EE.

1. Unpack Eclipse and launch
2. Install eclipse-cs plugin from http://eclipse-cs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html it is necessary for our plugin compilation, this will help you testing, ... .
3. So if you do not like the new look of Eclipse, select Window -> Preferences -> General -> Appearance and select “Classic” as the theme. And restart afterwards. Afterwards Eclipse should very similar to what you are used to.

Tools for convenient work

1. "Open Terminal" for Nautilus file manager

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal

2. File and Folder compare tool - Meld

sudo apt-get install meld