C++20 for Lazy Programmers: Quick, Easy, and Fun C++ for Beginners

Appendix A: Help with Setup

Setup instructions for using SDL2 and SSDL are in Chapter 1. If something there doesn’t work or if you’re a Unix system administrator looking for hints on installing needed packages, read on. There’s also a section here on sound issues and one on making your own Makefiles and Visual Studio projects .

…for Unix users

Distributions differ, and there is no one answer guaranteed to work on all Unix boxes. But I’ll share what worked for me on two of the most popular distributions.

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install build-essential #installs g++, make, and more

sudo apt-get install ddd             #(a debugger)

sudo apt-get install emacs           #(if you want the emacs editor)

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev

sudo apt-get install ...