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# Linux

{% hint style="danger" %}
Please use <mark style="color:orange;">GCC 4.5</mark> or later versions for <mark style="color:orange;">C++ 11</mark> support.
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<table><thead><tr><th width="193" align="center">Items to use</th><th>Location</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center">PNLicense</td><td>&#x3C;Installed folder>/ProudNet/util/PNLicenseAuth</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Library</td><td>&#x3C;Installed folder>/ProudNet/lib/x86_x64-linux/</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Sample programs</td><td>&#x3C;Installed folder>/ProudNet/Sample/</td></tr></tbody></table>

After installing ProudNet on Windows, copy the items required for the Linux version to your Linux machine.

The folder structure to build an example right away is as follows.

<figure><img src="/files/GBGAw9k8PVShEb9tfUga" alt=""><figcaption><p>Organizing folders to build example right away without modifying the MakeFile</p></figcaption></figure>

You can build the example with the <mark style="color:orange;">make</mark> command.

<figure><img src="/files/1tJZVAowrF4PgvJJrzhF" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>make</strong> option</p></figcaption></figure>

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If an error message ***/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lProudNet*** appears,  \
check whether the <mark style="color:orange;">libProudNet.a</mark> file exists in the <mark style="color:orange;">ProudNet/lib/x86\_x64\_linux/Release/. ProudNet/lib/x86\_x64\_linux/Debug/</mark> directory.
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<figure><img src="/files/485NnSHVg9hEx7btI9fg" alt=""><figcaption><p>make all build</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/rv4LtHCZCnJCeYY67lla" alt=""><figcaption><p>Build results</p></figcaption></figure>

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