Notes on Setting Up CS520 Development Environment on Ubuntu Linux

The steps in this guide are tested on Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. We will use apt-get to install some of the packages. You may also use Ubuntu Software Center to install these packages, but note that because Ubuntu Desktop targets regular users, the development packages we are about to install are hidden in the search results by default - you have to click on the "Show technical items" link at the bottom of the Ubuntu Software Center window to see these packages.

PostgreSQL, Java, Maven, and Tomcat

> sudo apt-get install postgresql

> sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

> sudo apt-get install maven

Select OpenJDK 7 to be the default JVM:

> sudo update-alternatives --config java

Download the latest Tomcat 7 binary release from the Apache Project and unpack it to a local directory.