Fwd: [GLLUG] Ubuntu compiler question

[Clay Dowling]

Adam Jensen wrote:
>> sudo apt-get install build-essential
>>
>> This is your standard set of compiling apps.
>
> Certainly, but sometimes this is too much.  I brought up apt-file
> because it's specifically designed to answer Clay's original question of
> "what package should I install to get <some file>?"

Well, in general I consider a Linux box without a full development suite
an embedded device rather than a general purpose computer, Karl's
suggestion will work fine.  But it's good to know about the apt-file tool,
because adept and synaptic don't provide that functionality.

Clay
-- 
Lazarus Registration
http://www.lazarusid.com/registration.shtml