Build from source

Testing environment: Ubuntu 16.04/18.04

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1. Download the source code and unzip the file: https://github.com/chg-hou/DawnlightSearch/archive/c++-version.zip , or use git command:

$ git clone https://github.com/chg-hou/DawnlightSearch.git

2. Enter the project directory:

$ cd DawnlightSearch-c-version

3. Check lsblk, which is part of the util-linux, is installed by running:

$ lsblk --version

4. Install Qt build tools (qt5-qmake) and a dependent library (kio-dev or libkf5kio-dev). In Ubuntu, you could run:

$ sudo apt install qt5-qmake qttools5-dev-tools kio-dev libsqlite3-dev util-linux

or

$ make install_ubuntu_dep 

5. Compile

$ export QT_SELECT=qt5
$ make default

6. After compiling and linking, a executable file named dawnlightsearch will be generated. You may install it by running:

$ sudo make install