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Feb
2
2012

Compile wxwebconnect on Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit

wxwebconnect is a control for wxwidgets that allows to embed a gecko browser in a wxwidgets application. So lets try to install it on Ubuntu 11.04 wxWidgets can be installed from synaptic. Look for packages called libwxgtk2.8-* 1. Download wxwebconnect source from http://www.kirix.com/labs/wxwebconnect/downloads.html Extract them in home directory. Inside the webconnect directory you would see directories like webconnect , xr and testapp. 2. Over here create a directory called wxWidgets. Download wxwidgets 2.8.12 from here [...]

Dec
20
2011

Easy to use C/C++ IDE for Ubuntu Linux

Here are some IDEs that work very well on Ubuntu ( and other Linuxes ) and can be used as an alternative to the terminal gcc or g++ thing. Geany Url : http://www.geany.org/ Install with sudo apt-get install geany Open any C/C++/PHP/Html/Python/Perl file and start coding. Compile with F8 , Build with F9 and execute with F5. Very simple indeed. Has many other features. No configuration needed! CodeBlocks This one is there in the Synaptic. [...]

Nov
9
2011

Service Tax for Indian freelancers and software firms

What is Service Tax In India service tax is applicable on certain businesses/firm if its annual revenue exceeds 10 Lakh Rupees. Current rate is 10.30% (at the time of writing this article). Its not applicable where VAT is applied. Service Tax is applicable in IT sector and on software firms and freelancers whose annual revenue exceeds the limit. The annual revenue includes both foreign and local income. So if the total of foreign revenue and [...]