Getting gcc compiler running

[mazazino]

Hey..
i had to take linux off my computer and install it back, so i had to reconfigure everything...and i was trying to re install the gcc compiler as someone told me before from the Ubuntu CD in this forum by typing:
sudo apt-get install build essential
however, this is what i got back:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package build

i tried to write a simple C program, t.c, and when i tried compiling it by gcc t.c -o t, this is the error it gave me:

error: stdio.h: No such file or directory

i thought the problem was that i didn't have internet and i had to execute this:

sudo apt-cdrom add
sudo apt-get update

and it didn't work...the second one downloaded a bunch of packages, but didn't change anything regarding the gcc compiler...Any help would be appreciated, and i need the compiler asap.so thanks..

[devils casper]

Did you execute apt-get install build-essential command after executing add-cdrom and update commands?

sudo apt-get add-cdrom
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

In case it doesn't work, post the code of your C Program here.

[mazazino]

Did you execute apt-get install build-essential command after executing add-cdrom and update commands?

sudo apt-get add-cdrom
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

In case it doesn't work, post the code of your C Program here.

hi..
i thought that the first one was: sudo apt-cdrom add...
anyway i wrote the sequence exactly like you wrote and its the same problem..
the first command you gave me: sudo apt-get add-cdrom gave this error

Sudo apt-get add-cdrom
E: Invalid operation add-cdrom

the code is nothing..im sure its not the code, but here it is anwyay

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
return 0;
}

[devils casper]

My Mistake !

sudo apt-cdrom add
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

[mazazino]

after i typed: sudo apt-get install build-essential
this is what i got on the terminal:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
build-essential: Depends: libc6-dev but it is not going to be installed or
libc-dev
Depends: g++ (>= 4:4.1.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be insta lled
j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin: Depends: j2re1.4 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a s olution).

[devils casper]

Execute this

sudo apt-get -f install

[mazazino]

ya i think that was the problem...gcc is working now..the C library has been unpacked...thanks