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i downloaded a tar.gz program to my kbuntu desktop, then opened terminal an unpacked it but when i do ./configure it says: checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

so i tried sudo apt-get install build-essential
says E: coundnt find package

so i look in adept for gcc it has
package status
gcc-3.3-base installed
gcc-4.0-base installed
libgcc1 installed

what should i do to install this prog?

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Originally Posted by queensgambit

so i tried sudo apt-get install build-essential
says E: coundnt find package

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Yep, that's the one you need.

Code:

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sudo apt-get install build-essential

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doesn't work?

Which program are you trying to install?
Which version of Kubuntu are you using?
Is your file /etc/apt/sources.list in order (you can post it here if you want, we will make sure it is)?

i fixed it by reinstalling completely but this time i installed by text option and now kwrite and apt-get works fine