[CLUE-Tech] I think I got an error - (ALSA Install)

[Joe Linux]

Looks like bad news:

[root at Knoppix /]# gcc
-bash: gcc: command not found
[root at Knoppix /]# locate gcc
-bash: locate: command not found
[root at Knoppix /]# locate g++
-bash: locate: command not found
[root at Knoppix /]# locate cc
-bash: locate: command not found
[root at Knoppix /]#


I will install the Mandrake development packages.

While this is not a bitch, all this points up in my mind that it's going 
to be hard to sell Linux to the larger public with problems like this.  
The average person just wants to use a computer as a sort of passive 
entertainment device.

I do appreciate the help though because without it, I would be 
absolutely nowhere.

Adam Bultman wrote:

>Judging by the error, you don't have any compilers installed on your 
>system - which is odd.
>
>First things first: Do this:
>
>box~$ gcc
>
>If you get an error instead of 'gcc: no input files' you may not have gcc 
>installed.
>
>You might try doing :
>
>  
>
>pdatedb (or locate -u, depending on your system)
>locate gcc (find something in the bin directories)
>or:
>locate g++
>or:
>locate cc
>
>
>If you don't have gcc, you need it to compile anything on your system. 
>It's odd that mandrake left it out, because it's pretty useful.  If you 
>don't have it, find the RPMs for it and install it. Then, you can start 
>working on getting ALSA set up. (or, just alsa rpms, if they exist)
>
>Good luck!  I never did like Mandrake's package selection, sinc it left 
>stuff like that out (Redhat, too).  The 'slidebar' style selection (a la 
>the last mandrake install I did) wasn't very good inasmuch as it left a 
>LOT Of key packages out.  
>
>Adam
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