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How to install gcc 4.3.3? (from gcc-4.3.3.tar.bz2)

Asked by XerXes

Hi,

I'm just a beginner in Linux-Ubuntu.
Please help me "how to install programs" especially "gcc"?
I've already download "gcc-4.3.3.tar.bz2"

Regards,
Xerxes

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Please read this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1097332

Open a Terminal and enter the following 2 commands to install gcc and related tools:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install build-essential

No need to compile gcc from source code.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

I also recommend reading this book: "Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference" (2009)

http://books.google.com/books?id=kHLlJzI6L20C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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XerXes (behzad-ime) said : 		#3

Thanks a lot!

It was installed in /usr/bin/..., But I can't open it like a software yet.
Please let me know.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Please set the thread to solved, as I already answered your question "how to install gcc"

If you have additional questions, please create a separate question (for each question you have) using this link:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion

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