To compile stuff on Ubuntu you have to install the build-essentials package (not sure if that is the exact name - its something like that!). That installs all the related gizmos & thingee-ma-jigs to allow you to compile stuff. I've found most things I've wanted to install on ubuntu have already been packaged up, so as long as you have modified your /etc/apt/sources.list for all the different repositories (universe, multiverse etc etc) you might find what you need to install already exists
cheers Daryn * Bryce Stenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I seem to take a step forward then have to take two backwards...... > > > > Anyway, I was trying to install vmware tools on an install Ubuntu > (different machine to one referenced in my other emails), but Ubuntu > didn't seem to know what to do with the 'rpm' file ( and I definitely > didn't know either ) > > Can Ubuntu handle rpm's? > > If so, what is the package manager to invoke to load them? > > > > Anyway, tried the tarball installation method as alternative. It seemed > to mostly work, except for some things it wanted a c compiler, and make > (and other similar stuff?). > > Does Ubuntu come with these? > > If so can anyone please tell me the program names and where to find > them, or do I need to download them from somewhere. The installer > seemed to be looking for gcc and make or makefile by default I think. > > > > > > Many thanks, > > Bryce Stenberg. > > > -- ========================== The PalmHeads http://www.planetnz.com/palmheads
