n00b advice

Sp00n · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:56

I'm just starting to play around with ubuntu on a vmware install, it all installed fine and i've got it up and running but to install the vmware tools i need a c compiler installed so i can use the 'make' command.

I've tried to install various packages which i thought were compilers but nothing has worked so far.

Can anyone shed some light on the matter? Or point me in the direction of a "better" distro?

Dunky · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:24

Code:

sudo apt-get build-essential

That should install the necessary packages for a C/C++ compiler and any other packages which may be needed for compiling.

Sp00n · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:27

"invalid operation build-essential"

I guess it doesnt like that

zetec452 · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:29

is it build-essentials?

if not you can search for packages using

apt-cache search <package_name>

edit: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallingCompilers its build-essentail

what repositories are you using?

Sp00n · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:49

Whats a repository?

zetec452 · 15 Jun 2006 at 11:17

if you type sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list you will see a load of urls, most of them will have # in front of them. Remove all of the # then type apt-get update then apt-get upgrade then try installing build-essential

Captain-Fungi · 15 Jun 2006 at 11:23

JonRohan said:
if you type sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list you will see a load of urls, most of them will have # in front of them. Remove all of the # then type apt-get update then apt-get upgrade then try installing build-essential

If you dont feel confident doing this you can always use the Synaptic Package Manager by going to "System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager"

Mr Potatohead · 15 Jun 2006 at 11:52

Dunky said:
Code:

sudo apt-get build-essential

That should install the necessary packages for a C/C++ compiler and any other packages which may be needed for compiling.

You missed out the word "install"

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Sp00n · 15 Jun 2006 at 12:16

Ok i seem to have installed the c compiler but now it is asking me:

"What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel?"

Sorry about a being a n00b :/

/edit not to worry, i install the headers and i managed to do the vmware tools.

That didnt fix the problem that i've had from the beginning though, ubuntu doesn't go full screen from within vmware.

Nevermind!

Dunky · 15 Jun 2006 at 15:34

Mr Potatohead said:
You missed out the word "install"

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Oops, brain rarely works before 12

michellez · 16 Jun 2006 at 10:10

Sp00n said:
That didnt fix the problem that i've had from the beginning though, ubuntu doesn't go full screen from within vmware.

Nevermind!

It'll go on what ever screen resolution you have set in Ubuntu.