<snip> > available, they are lost. I agree that all they have to do is insert > the cd, and run a small command or open up synaptic. But, it isn't > mentioned anywhere in the documentation prominently enough. </snip>
I am not sure what version of Ubuntu you are using. But on my system, opening the help from System menu and then going to Advanced Topics -> Writing your own programs -> C and C++, tells me to install build-essential package. > So, is it possible to get build-essential included as a package that > gets installed in the base system itself? Space won't be a issue, as > the .debs are already there on the cd/dvd. This would also make life > easier for a lot of people, and keep them interested in Linux. This I > say from the experience of a lot of friends, who took Ubuntu 'lite' > after they found that they couldnt compile a simple C program, while > Linux is something that's been mainly coded in C. Ubuntu is a linux distribution targeted towards home users. Home users don't compile programs. Still if you want to discuss this further, ubuntu-devel-discuss is the correct list. > P.S.: Ubuntu ha sonly vim.tiny installed since 8.10. I was not very > happy with this, as I expect many other users would... Again. You have to define what users you are talking about. Vim full is quite a big package (with all it's syntax highlighting macros). I am sure the reason it is not included on CD is to make space for some other programs deemed important for home users. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
