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# Installing on Linux
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## Prerequisites
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To develop applications using the GStreamer SDK on Linux you will need
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one of the following supported distributions:
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- Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04)
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- Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal (12.10)
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- Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (13.04)
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- Debian Squeeze (6.0)
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- Debian Wheezy (7.0)
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- Fedora 17
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- Fedora 18
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Other distributions or version might work, but they have not been
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tested. If you want to try, do it at your own risk\!
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All the commands given in this section are intended to be typed in from
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a terminal.
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><img src="images/icons/emoticons/warning.png" width="16" height="16" /></td>
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<td><p>Make sure you have superuser (root) access rights to install the GStreamer SDK.</p></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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## Download and install the SDK
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The GStreamer SDK provides a set of binary packages for supported Linux
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distributions. Detailed instructions on how to install the packages for
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each supported distribution can be found below. Optionally, you can
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download the source code and build the SDK yourself, which should then
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work on any platform.
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These packages will install the SDK at `/opt/gstreamer-sdk`. If you
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build the SDK yourself, you can install it anywhere you want.
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Ubuntu (Click here to expand)
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In order to install the SDK on **Ubuntu**, it is required that the
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public repository where the SDK resides is added to the apt sources
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list.
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To do so, download the appropriate definition file for your
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distribution:
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- Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04)
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[i386](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/precise/i386/gstreamer-sdk.list) [amd64](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/precise/amd64/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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- Ubuntu Quantal Quetzal (12.10)
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[i386](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/quantal/i386/gstreamer-sdk.list) [amd64](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/quantal/amd64/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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- Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (13.04)
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[i386](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/raring/i386/gstreamer-sdk.list) [amd64](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/ubuntu/raring/amd64/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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And copy it to the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/` directory on your system:
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```
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sudo cp gstreamer-sdk.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
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```
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After adding the repositories, the GPG key of the apt repository has to
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be added and the apt repository list needs to be refreshed. This can be
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done by
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running:
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```
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wget -q -O - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/sdk.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
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sudo apt-get update
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```
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Now that the new repositories are available, install the SDK with the
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following command:
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```
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sudo apt-get install gstreamer-sdk-dev
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```
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Enter the superuser/root password when prompted.
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Debian (Click here to expand)
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In order to install the SDK on **Debian**, it is required that the
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public repository where the SDK resides is added to the apt sources
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list.
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To do so, download the appropriate definition file for your
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distribution:
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- Debian Squeeze (6.0)
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[i386](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/debian/squeeze/i386/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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[amd64](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/debian/squeeze/amd64/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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- Debian Wheezy (7.0)
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[i386](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/debian/wheezy/i386/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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[amd64](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/debian/wheezy/amd64/gstreamer-sdk.list)
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And copy it to the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/` directory on your system:
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```
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su -c 'cp gstreamer-sdk.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/'
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```
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After adding the repositories, the GPG key of the apt repository has to
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be added and the apt repository list needs to be refreshed. This can be
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done by
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running:
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```
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su -c 'wget -q -O - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/sdk.gpg | apt-key add -'
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su -c 'apt-get update'
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```
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Now that the new repositories are available, install the SDK with the
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following command:
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```
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su -c 'apt-get install gstreamer-sdk-dev'
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```
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Enter the superuser/root password when prompted.
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Fedora (Click here to expand)
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In order to install the SDK on **Fedora**, it is required that the
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public repository where the SDK resides is added to the yum sources
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list.
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To do so, download the appropriate definition file for your
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distribution:
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- [Fedora 17](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/fedora/gstreamer-sdk.repo)
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- [Fedora 18](http://www.freedesktop.org/software/gstreamer-sdk/data/packages/fedora/gstreamer-sdk.repo)
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And copy it to the `/etc/yum.repos.d/` directory on your system:
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```
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su -c 'cp gstreamer-sdk.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/'
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```
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After adding the repositories, the yum repository list needs to be
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refreshed. This can be done by running:
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```
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su -c 'yum update'
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```
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Now that the new repositories are available, install the SDK with the
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following command:
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```
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su -c 'yum install gstreamer-sdk-devel'
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```
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Enter the superuser/root password when prompted.
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## Configure your development environment
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When building applications using GStreamer, the compiler must be able to
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locate its libraries. However, in order to prevent possible collisions
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with the GStreamer installed in the system, the GStreamer SDK is
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installed in a non-standard location `/opt/gstreamer-sdk`. The shell
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script `gst-sdk-shell` sets the required environment variables for
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building applications with the GStreamer SDK:
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``` bash
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/opt/gstreamer-sdk/bin/gst-sdk-shell
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```
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The only other “development environment” that is required is
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the `gcc` compiler and a text editor. In order to compile code that
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requires the GStreamer SDK and uses the GStreamer core library, remember
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to add this string to your `gcc` command:
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```
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`pkg-config --cflags --libs gstreamer-1.0`
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```
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If you're using other GStreamer libraries, e.g. the video library, you
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have to add additional packages after gstreamer-1.0 in the above string
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(gstreamer-video-1.0 for the video library, for example).
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If your application is built with the help of libtool, e.g. when using
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automake/autoconf as a build system, you have to run
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the `configure `script from inside the `gst-sdk-shell` environment.
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><img src="images/icons/emoticons/information.png" width="16" height="16" /></td>
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<td><p>You have also the option to embed the SDK's path into your binaries so they do not need to be executed from within the <code>gst-sdk-shell</code>. To do so, add these options to gcc:</p>
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<div class="code panel" style="border-width: 1px;">
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<div class="codeContent panelContent">
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<pre class="theme: Default; brush: plain; gutter: false" style="font-size:12px;"><code>-Wl,-rpath=/opt/gstreamer-sdk/lib `pkg-config --cflags --libs gstreamer-1.0`</code></pre>
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</div>
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</div>
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<p>In case you are using libtool, it will automatically add the <code>-Wl </code>and<code> -rpath</code> options and you do not need to worry about it.</p></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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#### Getting the tutorial's source code
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The source code for the tutorials can be copied and pasted from the
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tutorial pages into a text file, but, for convenience, it is also
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available in a GIT repository and distributed with the SDK.
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The GIT repository can be cloned with:
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```
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git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer-sdk/gst-sdk-tutorials
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```
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Or you can locate the source code in
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`/opt/gstreamer-sdk/share/gst-sdk/tutorials`, and copy it to a working
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folder of your choice.
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#### Building the tutorials
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You need to enter the GStreamer SDK shell in order for the compiler to
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use the right libraries (and avoid conflicts with the system libraries).
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Run `/opt/gstreamer-sdk/bin/gst-sdk-shell` to enter this shell.
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Then go to the folder where you copied/cloned the tutorials and
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write:
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```
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gcc basic-tutorial-1.c -o basic-tutorial-1 `pkg-config --cflags --libs gstreamer-1.0`
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```
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Using the file name of the tutorial you are interested in
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(`basic-tutorial-1` in this example).
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><img src="images/icons/emoticons/warning.png" width="16" height="16" /></td>
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<td><p><strong>Depending on the GStreamer libraries you need to use, you will have to add more packages to the <code class="western">pkg-config </code>command, besides <code class="western">gstreamer-1.0</code></strong></p>
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<p>At the bottom of each tutorial's source code you will find the command for that specific tutorial, including the required libraries, in the required order.</p>
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<p>When developing your own applications, the GStreamer documentation will tell you what library a function belongs to.</p></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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#### Running the tutorials
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To run the tutorials, simply execute the desired tutorial (**from within
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the `gst-sdk-shell`**):
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``` c
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./basic-tutorial-1
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```
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#### Deploying your application
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Your application built with the GStreamer SDK must be able locate the
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GStreamer libraries when deployed in the target machine. You have at
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least a couple of options:
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If you want to install a shared SDK, you can put your application
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in `/opt/gstreamer-sdk` (next to the SDK) and create a `.desktop` file
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in `/usr/share/applications` pointing to it. For this to work without
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any problems you must make sure that your application is built with
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the `-Wl,-rpath=/opt/gstreamer-sdk/lib` parameter (this is done
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automatically by libtool, if you use it).
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Or, you can deploy a wrapper script (similar to `gst-sdk-shell`), which
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sets the necessary environment variables and then calls your application
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and create a `.desktop` file in `/usr/share/applications` pointing to
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the wrapper script. This is the most usual approach, doesn't require the
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use of the `-Wl,-rpath` parameters and is more flexible. Take a look
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at `gst-sdk-shell` to see what this script needs to do. It is also
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possible to create a custom wrapper script with
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the `gensdkshell` command of the Cerbero build system, if you built
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the SDK yourself as explained above.
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