Is there a Visual Studio style tool/IDE?

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I have been developing in the windows space with Visual Studio for a while now with work, but I have also been using Ubuntu for a while and am keen to get into some software development for linux.

I should also note. I am not looking for .NET and I am aware of mono. I am also familiar with c++ development and some python, so the language isn't so much relevant as the "all in one" aspect.

I was interested to know if there is a useful all in one code/debug/design(gui) IDE similar to something like Visual Studio but for linux?

score 38 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 21 '17 at 15:55

In your comment you said you were more concerned about the "all in one" aspect, however if you want the best possible experience I think it's important to choose the right tool.

C++/Qt:
Qt Creator: A cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the needs of Qt developers. (I would recommend this option if you plan to be programming in C++).

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Java:
Eclipse: This is pretty much the de facto Java IDE.

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C#/.NET:
Mono: MonoDevelop is an IDE primarily designed for C# and other .NET languages.

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My personal "IDE" is Gedit. It is minimal (similar to Notepad++ on Windows), but it gets the job done. It also supports plugins which can basically make it a true IDE. It supports most languages including C/C++, Java, C#, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTML, etc.

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If you're using KDE as your desktop enviroment and don't want to run Gedit, you could also try Kate.

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score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '10 at 16:02

I don't have much experience with it myself (I personally like to work in gedit), but for the sake of completeness we really should mention Anjuta . It is part of the GNOME project, and includes many of the features you are interested in.

Focus on C/C++, but extensible with plugins. Some support for Python and Vala.
Integrated Glade user interface designer.
Version control integration with at least Git, CVS, and Subversion.
Project management and autotools support.
Integrated debugger including breakpoints, ect... Backed by gdb.
GTK+/GNOME Devhelp API help browser integration.
Valgrind plugin to profile programs for memory leaks.

anjuta

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score 12 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 21 '17 at 15:52

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I can't believe everyone's saying "use KDevelop" for C++.

In my experience, there is no better tool than Qt Creator.

It is:

Fast
Has a very flexible project manager
Can be used for any C++ project - even non-Qt ones
Has what I consider to be the best code-completion engine ever
Integrates very extensively with the Qt framework (which I really recommend)

edited Mar 21 '17 at 15:52

Zanna

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answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:22

Nathan Osman

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score 10 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:12

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It depends on the programming language:

Java, PHP, C/C++, ... : Eclipse, NetBeans

C#: MonoDevelop

answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:12

Toto

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score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 30 '15 at 07:10

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Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with support for Mac, Linux and Windows.

answered Apr 30 '15 at 07:10

Shoham

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score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 13 '10 at 02:05

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Although other answers might suggest that MonoDevelop is only for C# development, it also handles C, C++, Python, Vala and Java. And Visual Basic, if that's what you're after :).

answered Oct 13 '10 at 02:05

RAOF

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score 5 · Answer 7 · edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:00

Mono is a mature and successful open-source implementation of the .Net framework and many .Net languages (C#, for example). If you know Visual Basic or C#, then you can code on Ubuntu (works even on Windows and Mac OSX) using MonoDevelop << (Click this icon to install MonoDevelop). Its a nice and highly-featured IDE, and creates applications that look and feel native on Ubuntu (thanks to the use of GTK).

score 4 · Answer 8 · edited Feb 26 '14 at 20:28

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You may also consider Lazarus which basically mimics Delphi type of application Development.

edited Feb 26 '14 at 20:28

Luís de Sousa

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answered Oct 14 '10 at 15:34

LFC_fan

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score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 12 '10 at 23:53

I haven't used it, but I've heard about Code::Blocks, which is also quite good. From forums I just read, it seems Code::Blocks might be just a little unstable. You might want to look at this thread at cplusplus.com. Just googling "kdevelop vs codeblocks" gives a bunch of results that compares the two as well as some others like Anjuta, Eclipse and NetBeans.

levesque · Answer 10 · 2010-10-21T15:25:37.173

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I use codelite, which is a rapidly growing IDE for C/C++. It is my favorite of the lot so far, eclipse being too restrictive, code::lite being bloated (in my opinion).

EDIT: I'd just like to add that it is clearly inspired by Visual Studio, so users of the VS tools should feel at home.

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answered Oct 13 '10 at 00:28

levesque

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score 3 · Answer 11 · edited Feb 26 '14 at 20:28

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Intellij IDEA community edition is also quite decent tool.

edited Feb 26 '14 at 20:28

Luís de Sousa

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answered Oct 13 '10 at 16:01

JtR

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score 2 · Answer 12 · edited Oct 12 '10 at 22:19

MonoDevelop is probably the closest match but you Mono isn't a "typical Linux" setting. Eclipse does provides something similar with Java (instead of .NET or Mono).

For something more traditional or purer, you might want to learn more about Perl or Python. Python is pretty simple but the closest you'll get to an IDE is the PyDev plugin for Eclipse.

The Linux build process is much more scripted and relies, on the whole, a lot less on IDEs.

score 1 · Answer 13 · edited Mar 21 '17 at 15:54

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As mentioned in other answers, you can use Mono. But making cross platform applications using Mono requires attention, as you have to filter Windows specific libraries. So, before importing your project to Mono, check out the compatibility of the libraries you use.

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Zanna

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answered Apr 16 '11 at 15:30

user

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Nov 10 '10 at 22:37

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Also look at kBasic

answered Nov 10 '10 at 22:37

stighy

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:03

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I use eclipse a lot. It was primarily developed for Java development but has a bunch of plugins that extend it to work with other languages.

answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:03

3dinfluence

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trampster · Answer 16 · 2010-10-12T22:09:48.817

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You need to state what programming language you are interested in using because it makes a huge difference to the answer.

For c# development in linux use MonoDevelop

For Java development use eclipse

For c/c++ development use KDevelop

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answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:04

trampster

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:05

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Depending on what languages you are looking to delve into there are a few options.

BASIC: Gambas

Mono/C#: MonoDevelop

C/C++: KDevelop (sans GUI designing)

answered Oct 12 '10 at 22:05

Casey Keller

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score 0 · Answer 18 · edited Feb 12 '17 at 21:40

For Python development you can also use pIDA which embeds vim or emacs in a Python IDE.

sudo apt-get install pida

Or WingIDE, which is a commercial, closed source IDE with a limited version available for free (and the full version available for download to try it out for a couple of weeks).

For debugging compiled languages, you can also use the Nemiver debugging GUI if the editor/IDE you use doesn't have good enough debugging support

sudo apt-get install nemiver

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