Installing apps in Kubuntu

[dannnyjos]

Hi guys, I'm new to Linux, just started to try Knoppix the other day. Now, I've installed Kubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron) on my local HD, but I'm am finding it impossible to install anything on it. I have have rtfm'd and followed all sorts od insturctions on how to install a number of things (like xmms player, BeepPlayer, gcc, the C library, etc.), but I keep getting the same error:

tucuman@ubuntu:~/DOWNLOADS/xm2$ ./configure

loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... missing
checking for working autoconf... missing
checking for working automake... missing
checking for working autoheader... missing
checking for working makeinfo... missing
checking for prefix by checking for xmms... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.

tucuman@ubuntu:~/DOWNLOADS/xm2$

and then a log file is generated:


This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

configure:796: checking host system type
configure:834: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:887: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:944: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
configure:990: checking for working aclocal
configure:1003: checking for working autoconf
configure:1016: checking for working automake
configure:1029: checking for working autoheader
configure:1042: checking for working makeinfo
configure:1125: checking for xmms
configure:1166: checking for gcc
configure:1279: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
configure:1295: gcc -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:

#line 1290 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

main(){return(0);}

I'm using KDE v. 3.5.9, if thats of any help to you. Please, I'm dying to install a buch of apps but I don't know what to do anymore. Installing things on Linux seems to be an ordeal. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys....

 

[Anti-Trend]

Well, Linux is a lot different than Windows. You don't typically have to go download software from the programmer's website. In fact, you should be able to install it from your distro's package manager. It's something both Mac and Windows lack, and it's one of the things that makes Linux superior. :)

 

[dannnyjos]

Yes, I just heard about the Adept Manager. I was trying to install things from the CLI. It sure looked like I was missing some libraries or something.
Now, I guess I have to be connected to the Internet to install things from my package manager, right?

 

[Anti-Trend]

Yes, I just heard about the Adept Manager. I was trying to install things from the CLI. It sure looked like I was missing some libraries or something.
Now, I guess I have to be connected to the Internet to install things from my package manager, right?

Yes, the package manager will automatically sort out dependencies, conflicts (when more than one program wants a monopoly on a certain function -- this is very rare), installation and installation of any apps you like. But in order to do so, it does need to be able to go out and get the packages for you.

 

[megamaced]

What are you trying to install exactly? Most applications can be installed via deb packages these days. Are you looking in the right location?