Build OpenBoard from source

Please follow the instructions corresponding to the operating system you want to build OpenBoard on.

Important Note : if you just want to install OpenBoard and use it, you don't have to build it from source. To simply use it, please go to the Downloads page.

GNU/Linux

Ubuntu 18.04

You might be able to compile OpenBoard in Ubuntu 18.04 following Ubuntu 20.04 instructions.

Ubuntu 20.04

Please follow the instructions on this page => https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/wiki/Build-OpenBoard-on-Ubuntu-20.04

Ubuntu 22.04

Please follow the instructions on this page => https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/wiki/Build-OpenBoard-on-Ubuntu-22.04

Debian 9 Stretch

Building OpenBoard for Debian Stretch is similar to Ubuntu. Some packages have different names and Debian ships libssl 1.1 as default instead of libssl 1.0 that is in Ubuntu. Issue https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/issues/94 contains hints how to build OpenBoard for Debian Stretch.

Windows

Please follow the instructions on this page => https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/wiki/Build-OpenBoard-on-Windows-10

MacOS

Please follow the instructions on this page => https://github.com/OpenBoard-org/OpenBoard/wiki/Build-OpenBoard-on-MacOS