[clue-tech] Re: Next Installfest - Linux study groups

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Senthil Punniya <pnsnathan at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Jon, Dennis, Jason, Collins and David,
>
> Thanks for all your replies and detailed feedback and encouragement.
> I do have some drive and ambition to tinker around with Linux.
> But decided to start with Ubuntu as we have many experts and books are
> available in the library.
> I  downloaded the Ubuntu.iso and burn the cd and took a book 'Ubuntu for Non
> Geeks'.
> I do  want to experiment with the LFS later some time.
>
> Wonderful team!!!
>
> Thank you very much for all of you.
>
> Senthil Punniya
>

As a developer you may well want to build some things from source,
develop your own packages, etc. Unless they have changed recently,
ubuntu does not install the compiler, etc. by default. Install the
build-essential package to get gcc and supporting packages.


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Collins Richey
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