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Hey all Probably a silly question but which packages do I need to install to allow building of source code? I cannot even "make" a makefile at present. Any advice ...
  1. 09-21-2009 #1
    ashhash
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    New to Debian...no make

    Hey all

    Probably a silly question but which packages do I need to install to allow building of source code?
    I cannot even "make" a makefile at present.

    Any advice appreciated.

    Ash
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    ahhh.... the age old question....


    try the following as root
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    apt-get install gcc g++ -y
    hope that helps
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    install package build-essential this will install all you need
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  4. 09-21-2009 #4
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    Perfect, thanks guys!
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