installing GCC help

[donaldfarkas]

ok so i downloaded the nvidia linux files but i need to install the GCC to compile it and cant seem to find a detailed info on how to do that. i downloaded the GCC-4.4.0 i extracted it to my desktop and i just need to install it somehow. cause when i was trying to install the drivers it asked me to download the gcc to compile i believe

[jayd512]

Why not use yum for gcc?

yum install gcc

And this should help with your drivers: Fedora Nvidia Driver Install Guide

Just a tip... try to use the package manager as much as possible. It makes things SO much easier (read: I'm lazy)

[donaldfarkas]

because im very new :S

[jayd512]

lol... I didn't mean anything by it!

Don't worry though, we were all new at it at one point!
Do post if you have any further questions, or if yum gives you problems.

[donaldfarkas]

thx it worked great how can i find a list for what yum works for. its like an automated install right?

[jayd512]

Your first reference should be the man pages. They're installed on your system, so you can just type

man yum

to see the options and variables for it. Or, you can go online to Linux man pages , which usually gives the same info.
As far as what yum does for you, it's the package manager for Fedora. What that means is that it will download and install software for you, as well as any dependencies, which are programs that you have to have in order to run other apps.
An example would be this: Before you can run Kate (text editor for KDE) you have to have certain libraries for the KDE environment. yum does the work for you. Note, however, that it will only download/install software that is in a repository. The link I posted earlier should guide you towards setting those as well.