Getting FreeBASIC

FreeBasic is a 32-bit, cross-platform, QuickBasic compatible language. This page will talk about getting and installing it on the two main platforms of OHR Development (Windows and Linux). DOS32 may compile, but will not run. It is not supported.

Note:Versions 0.16 and 0.17 are currently supported.

Windows

1. Download FreeBasic 0.16b or FreeBasic 0.17b
2. Run the installer. (If you want to use the optional allegro backends make sure to do an advanced install so you can choose which libraries will be installed) All the libraries required by other backends are installed by default.

Linux

1. Download FreeBasic 0.16b or FreeBasic 0.17b
2. Extract the archive to a folder (it can be in HOME, the binaries will be moved)
3. Run the install.sh script

Voila!

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See Also

• More detailed FreeBasic-on-Linux instructions