QB64 (Quick BASIC 64) is a modern programming IDE compatible with MicroSoft's QBASIC/Quick BASIC/PDS (Professional Development System). QB64 is capable of executing most software written for MicroSoft's QBASIC (all versions), Quick BASIC (all versions) and PDS 7.1 (probably versions other than 7.1 as well). This means that it is also able to execute a large number of programs written for the older "Spaghetti" code BASIC Interpreters (Microsoft BASIC, BASICA, IBM PC BASIC, and GW-BASIC). You will find, on occasion, that some variable names will have to be changed, specifically in programs written for GW-BASIC and earlier, as they may conflict with QBASIC/Quick BASIC/PDS commands and functions. This is true of the MicroSoft compilers (QBASIC/Quick BASIC/PDS) as well as QB64, however, it may occur more often with QB64, as QB64 has an expanded set of commands and functions. This sort of situation will likely not occur too often, but you should be aware of it. FreeBASIC is another such project, and also worthwhile, however, it is NOT a complete IDE like QB64. FreeBASIC requires a separate EDITOR, whilst QB64 includes it's own. As such, I decided to go with QB64, although I will be testing FreeBASIC soon.
I have been using QB64 from the very dawn of it's creation on Windows machines. Recently, however, mostly due to problems that I had with Windows 10, I decided to make the switch to Unix-Like Operating Systems as my "daily driver". It's been just over three weeks since I began testing Linux Distro's to see which one that I might enjoy the most. I can honestly say that I had forgotten how much FUN computing could be. It's definately not as easy as Windows, but certainly more enjoyable. With Windows, I only needed to download QB64 and execute the binary to begin using it. With Linux, and the other Unix-Like systems, QB64 must be compiled at install time. I EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF FRUSTRATION WHEN I FIRST BEGAN TRYING TO GET QB64 TO COMPILE AND INSTALL. Believe me when I say that you should download the QB64 archive from http://www.qb64.org/ rather than http://www.qb64.net/ Although both downloads are compilable, you will find better success with the "fresh from the git repository" download from http://www.qb64.org/
The reason that I am doing this series of "silent movie" tutorials about QB64 is to ATTEMPT TO SAVE OTHERS FROM THE FRUSTRATION THAT I EXPERIENCED. You will be watching videos from a true LINUX BEGINNER. As such, there will be errors in some of the videos, as I decided NOT to edit them out. This allows you to see my mistakes, as well as how I corrected them. If you follow along, you will end up with a working, compiled version of QB64 on your Linux/BSD/Unix Box. If you have a specific Linux (or other Unix-Like) Distro and you are having difficulty compiling QB64, feel free to message me and I'll try to help.
There are some things that you may wonder as to why I did them, such as requesting Administrator (ROOT) access to a folder. The reason for that is that I prefer to install software in the "root\opt" folder. In order to copy into the "root/opt" folder, root access is required. It would likely be better to install such things into an "opt" folder in the home directory ("home\yourusername\opt"). Of course, you could choose to install these things in a folder residing anywhere on the system. Indeed, just over three weeks ago when I first started using Linux, I created a folder in my home directory called "Binaries". It was in that folder that I initially installed software. I briefly considered a "Program Files" folder in the "home" folder, but then I came to my senses. In short, copy the extracted QB64 to whatever folder that you deem appropriate and then compile there. I apologise for the long winded nature of this description - as you can probably tell, this is all new to me.
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