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How to Set up OpenGL and GLUT on Linux for C++

Apr 15, 2010 11:15 PM

Before you can start making awesome 3D games on your Linux computer using C++, then you're going to need to download and install these developer programs. This video lesson will show you how to download and set up OpenGL and GLUT for C++ on a computer running a Linux operating system, so you can start making 3D programs.

You'll be capable of making some really cool 3D games after setting these up, which you can use for the iPhone or iPod. Bill Jacobs shows you what to do. See everything including downloading and installing the OpenGL and GLUT developer files, compiling and running the test program, IDEs, makefile, and making sure that hardware acceleration works.

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Set up OpenGL and GLUT on Linux for C++

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