InstallingCompilers
Installing the GNU C compiler and GNU C++ compiler
To install the gcc and g++ compilers, open a terminal. Enter the following command, and remember to make sure you are either connected to the internet or have your Ubuntu Installation CD in the CD drive when using apt-get.
sudo apt-get install build-essential
This will also install GNU make
Installing the GNU Java compiler
Note that GNU's Java compiler is not the same as the one developed and distributed by Sun Microsystems, and will not provide Java to the firefox browser. For that, please see ["Java"]. To install gcj, the GNU Java compiler, open a terminal and enter the following command.
sudo apt-get install gcj
To install the GNU Java bytecode interpreter, run the following in your terminal
sudo apt-get install gij
Installing the GNU Fortran compilers
To install the GNU Fortran 77 compiler - g77 - open a terminal and enter the following command.
sudo apt-get install g77
To install the GNU Fortran 95 compiler - gfortran - the command is
sudo apt-get install gfortran
Installing the GNU autotools
To install autoconf and automake, open a terminal and run the following command.
sudo apt-get install autoconf automake
Apt-get will tell you to explicitly choose a version of automake. If, for example, you decide to use automake1.9, run the following.
sudo apt-get install autoconf automake1.9