Installing GCC

[b0b0_32]

I have installed Linux OS but I'm not able to track GCC inside... how do I download or find it if already exist and therefore install it?

[Kieren]

Which distribution of Linux have you installed?

[egan]

What distro are you running?

If you are running a derivative of Debian (like Ubuntu), then you can do:
sudo apt-get install build-essential

[b0b0_32]

Which distribution of Linux have you installed?

UBUNTU 8.04 (Hardly)
Kernel
2.6.24-25-generic

In system info it says about GCC version 4.2.4 but I cannot find it...

[b0b0_32]

What distro are you running?

If you are running a derivative of Debian (like Ubuntu), then you can do:
sudo apt-get install build-essential

I suppose the above is for the terminal... well I wrote it but then when I hit enter it asks me for a pass and non of the keys in the keyboard type anything...

[Kieren]

It is asking for your password as the command sudo is accessing the super-user (sudo = super-user do). The command above that egan gave you will install a package that contains software for compiling source code including gcc

Nothing appears on the screen when you type for security. Just enter your password and press enter.

What do you want to install gcc for? Is there another program that you're trying to install?

[b0b0_32]

It is asking for your password as the command sudo is accessing the super-user (sudo = super-user do). The command above that egan gave you will install a package that contains software for compiling source code including gcc

Nothing appears on the screen when you type for security. Just enter your password and press enter.

What do you want to install gcc for? Is there another program that you're trying to install?

yeah.. you were right, I typed the pass and worked... well I need the gcc for a project I've got in my college... do you mind PM it to you to tell me if it is a different alternative to compile it?

[Kieren]

We prefer it of you keep things in the forum as it may help other people out in the future. I was just making sure you needed a compiler as when people first come to Linux they often don't know about the package manager and think they have to compile all the programs they want from source

[b0b0_32]

We prefer it of you keep things in the forum as it may help other people out in the future. I was just making sure you needed a compiler as when people first come to Linux they often don't know about the package manager and think they have to compile all the programs they want from source

ok... check out if you want my current problem I posted it a few minutes ago... about the fork and parent child-process