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Step-By-Step - Common Client Libraries
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This document step-by-step how to get a minimal [NFD](https://github.com/named-data/NFD) running so you can start writing applications to use the NDN [Common Client Libraries](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-ccl-api/) ([NDN-CPP](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp), [NDN-JS](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js), [PyNDN](https://github.com/named-data/PyNDN2), [jNDN](https://github.com/named-data/jndn)).
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# Prerequisites
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## OS X 10.9, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.11
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* Install Xcode.
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* (OS X 10.8.4 only) In Xcode Preferences > Downloads, install "Command Line Tools".
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* Install MacPorts from http://www.macports.org/install.php
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In a new terminal, enter:
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    sudo port install pkgconfig boost sqlite3 libcryptopp libpcap
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To build NFD, we need `/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig` in the environment variable `PKG_CONFIG_PATH`, so we set it here. If you close your terminal before building NFD, you should set this again.
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    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
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## Ubuntu 12.04
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In a terminal, enter:
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    sudo apt-get install build-essential git libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev libpcap-dev libboost1.48-all-dev
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## Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Raspbian Wheezy (Rapberry Pi)
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In a terminal, enter:
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    sudo apt-get install build-essential git libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev libpcap-dev libboost-all-dev
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### Raspberry Pi
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To run NFD on the Raspberry Pi, you need to enable IPv6 support. Enter `sudo nano /etc/modules` (or use your favorite editor). Add the following line to `/etc/modules`:
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    ipv6
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Reboot your Raspberry Pi.
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(If you don't want to enable IPv6 support on the Raspberry Pi, you can disable IPv6 in NFD. After installing NFD, replace `enable_v6 yes` with `enable_v6 no` in the `tcp` and `udp` sections of `/usr/local/etc/ndn/nfd.conf` .)
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# Build/Install NFD
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These are steps to [build/install NFD](http://named-data.net/doc/NFD/current/INSTALL.html) which works with NFD.  In a terminal, enter:
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    git clone https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cxx
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    git clone --recursive https://github.com/named-data/NFD
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    cd ndn-cxx
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If waf says "program doxygen not found", "program sphinx-build not found" or "library rt not found", it is OK.
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The NFD programs are installed in `/usr/local/bin` . The NFD configuration file is in `/usr/local/etc/ndn` .  Copy the sample configuration file to make it the default:
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# Configure NFD
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NFD provides mechanisms to enable strict authorization for all management commands.  In particular, one can authorize only a specific public key to create new Faces or to change the strategy choice for specific namespaces.
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For more information about how to generate a private/public key pair, generate a self-signed certificate, and use this self-signed certificate to authorize NFD management commands, refer to [NFD Configuration Tips](http://named-data.net/doc/NFD/current/README.html).
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In the sample configuration file, all authorization is disabled, effectively allowing anybody on the local machine to issue NFD management commands. **The sample file is intended only for demo purposes and MUST NOT be used in a production environment.**
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The previous instructions are good for testing on the local host. If you want to route an interest to another NFD host, in a terminal enter:
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where `<other host>` is the name or IP address of the other host (e.g., `spurs.cs.ucla.edu`). The "/ndn" means that NFD will forward all interests that start with `/ndn` through the face to the other host.  If you only want to forward interests with a certain prefix then use it instead of "/ndn".
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This only forwards interests to the other host, but there is no "back route" for the other host to forward interests to you. For that, you must go to the other host and use `nfdc` to add the route. (The "back route" can also be automatically configured with `nfd-autoreg`.  For more information refer to [nfd-autoreg manpage](http://named-data.net/doc/NFD/current/manpages/nfd-autoreg.html).)
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If you haven't done so, get the library from GitHub and follow the INSTALL instructions for your language:
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* C++: [NDN-CPP](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp) ([INSTALL](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp/blob/master/INSTALL.md) instructions)
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* Python: [PyNDN2](https://github.com/named-data/PyNDN2) ([INSTALL](https://github.com/named-data/PyNDN2/blob/master/INSTALL.md) instructions)
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* JavaScript: [NDN-JS](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js) ([INSTALL](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js/blob/master/INSTALL) instructions)
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* JavaScript: [jNDN](https://github.com/named-data/jndn) ([INSTALL](https://github.com/named-data/jndn/blob/master/INSTALL.md) instructions)
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# Send an Interest to receive a Data packet
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The example program "test get async" is a simple program to send some interests and get a data packet.  Here they are on the various languages:
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* C++: [`test-get-async.cpp`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-cpp/blob/master/tests/test-get-async.cpp)
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* Python: [`test_get_async.py`](https://github.com/named-data/PyNDN2/blob/master/tests/test_get_async.py)
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* JavaScript (browser): [`test-get-async.html`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js/blob/master/tests/browser/test-get-async.html)
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* JavaScript (node): [`fetch.js`](https://github.com/named-data/ndn-js/blob/master/tests/node/fetch.js)
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* Java: [`TestGetAsync.java`](https://github.com/named-data/jndn/blob/master/tests/src/net/named_data/jndn/tests/TestGetAsync.java)
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The main calls to the API are (using Python for example):
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Call the [Face constructor](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-ccl-api/face.html#face-constructors) and specify the host.
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Create a [Name](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-ccl-api/name.html#name-constructor-from-uri) for the Interest, using a Name URI.
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