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build-essential package

Programming in C

Asked by Mahesh Vijayan on 2010-06-28

I am not at all familiar with Ubuntu10.04 (Linux). I was using Windows XP. I am studying C Programming. So I want to know
1. what are the thing I have to install?
2.how could I able to start programming (just like dos commands used in windows)

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Solved by:: Mahesh Vijayan

Solved:: 2010-06-29

Last query:: 2010-06-29

Last reply:: 2010-06-28

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2010-06-28:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

You can now compile in C and C++ at command line. There is geany which will give a nice GUI IDE.
http://lucavolino.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/immagine1.png

sudo apt-get install geany

will install that too.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-06-28:

Please read this:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100429233949AAPOhHL

and this:

http://blog.sudobits.com/2010/05/29/c-and-c-plus-plus-programming-in-ubuntu-10-04/

and this:

http://blog.sudobits.com/2010/03/03/programming-environment-in-ubuntu-linux/

I also suggest reading the PDF's in the following link:

http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder