HOW TO: Prerequisites for udSDK

HOW TO: Prerequisites for udSDK

Prerequisite steps for setting up a udSDK development environment

The following instructions assumes the you have both Git and Git Bash installed. You can download this from their page. A GitHub account is also required

Set up Environment Variable

Windows

  1. Download the udSDK package from https://udstream.euclideon.com/
  2. Unzip the package to your preferred location
  3. Run Command Prompt as Administrator and run the following command: setx UDSDK_HOME "[path to udSDK package]"

Linux

  1. Download the udSDK package from https://udstream.euclideon.com
  2. Unzip the package to your preferred location
  3. Add the following command to .bashrc: export UDSDK_HOME "[path to udSDK package]"

Generating SSH Key-Pair

To be able to get all the required files from our GitHub repository, you will need to generate an SSH key to authenticate your access

Windows

  1. Open a Git Bash terminal
  2. Execute the following command: ssh-keygen -t rsa
  3. You will then be prompted to "Enter a file in which to save the key." Specify a file location or press “Enter” to accept the default file location.
  4. (Optional) Supply a secure passphrase
  5. Open the fileid_rsab.pub in the specified location from step 3 using your text editor of choice
  6. Copy the generated sshpublic key
  7. Login to GitHub, go to settings > SSH and GPG keys
  8. Add the generated key

Linux

  1. Open a terminal
  2. Execute the following command: ssh-keygen -t rsa
  3. You will then be prompted to "Enter a file in which to save the key." Specify a file location or press “Enter” to accept the default file location.
  4. (Optional) Supply a secure passphrase
  5. Open the fileid_rsab.pub in the specified location from step 3 using your text editor of choice
  6. Copy the generated sshpublic key
  7. Login to GitHub, go to settings > SSH and GPG keys
  8. Add the generated key
Adding a secure passphrase will ensure a layer of security for your SSH keys. Although this is optional (for what we need), we recommend you do not skip this

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