Why don't I just re-install with say a server edition. Chris suggested this.
Which is the easiest? Start with server and install KDE and so forth or stay with Kubuntu and add in the missing packages which I will need. WHat comes in the dssktop install which is "to die for". What I see in that machine right now looks to be less by far in the way of apps than I have in my old Debian box which I've been using for years. Like for instance I don't see much in the way of applications. On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 11:08:04AM -0600, Shawn wrote: > GCC is a developer tool. If you are not doing development, or using > source code, then it is not needed. Seeing as K/Ubuntu is targeted to > the general public, GCC is not needed. However, it is a simple apt-get > install away. > > If you are doing development, or need to install something from source, > then you need to install the build environment: > > sudo apt-get install build-essential > > That installs GCC, Make, and other related packages. You may need to > install other DEV packages as well, depending on just what it is you are > doing. > > Shawn > > On 12-05-02 04:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > I was shocked that GCC seems to be missing in Kubuntu! > > > > Chris says that the advantage of Ubuntu is the regular update cycles. > > While this is not likely all that important to me it is good to know that > > if I do need to update a package that likely it will be more up-to-date > > than in Debian. Can others confirm this? > > > > Thing is that if they don't bother to include GCC in Kubuntu then who is > > that version targeted to? > > > > If I start with the server edition then is this more complete? I'm going > > to want to be running a KDE desktop. Should I just stay with Kubuntu and > > add in everything that seems to be missing which seems to be an aweful lot? > > > > Opinions? > > > > THanx > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
