Yes Ubuntu(based on Debian) is a bit easier for newbie.Synaptic Package manager is a gui tool to browse the available package and makes installation process very easy.
Note:- OpenJDK is present in the Ubuntu repository by default.If you are looking for sun-jdk.You have to add alternate repository. $ add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Arulalan T <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Rakesh, > > 2011/1/7 Rakesh Upadhayay <[email protected]> > > >> I would like to know that how can i start running Debian as i >> downloaded from its official site. As well how can i run c/java >> programs in it.. i aslo want to know hw can i generate ftp in it >> Kindly help me. >> >> > Welcome to FOSS and Debian. > > May we know, already are you FOSS user or M$ user. > > Any how, I will tell the following things. > > To run c in debian/ubuntu use command line $ gcc sample.c -0 myoutput , $ > ./myoutput > > If you want to play the same c compiler in gui, please install > > $ apt-get install codeblocks # debian > > $ sudo apt-get install codeblocks # ubuntu > > For java, you can install 'sun-java-common or sun-java* ' > > To run java using IDE, we can install some package. Sorry I forget the > name. Pl you search or pl some one point out the name here. > > To do ftp from command line, > > you can do from terminal like $ ftp 10.24.15.1 > > IF you need gui, you have to install filezilla. > > Fine. Hope this helps. > > May I know, are you newbie to Gnu/Linux. If it is so, then I prefer you try > to install ubuntu. > > As fresher of linux, ubuntu helps a lot with more fun. :-) > > Please dont hesitate to ask your doubts here. > > :-) > > -- >> >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Arulalan.T > > Kanchi Linux User Group Rocks ! > http://kanchilug.wordpress.com > > My Experiments In Linux are here > http://tuxcoder.wordpress.com > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
