Installing C compiler, JDK etc. in Ubuntu

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I am a new to Ubuntu. I have used Windows before, but I am not able to install new software in Ubuntu from the offline setup files, so I don't know how to install software in Ubuntu. Please tell me how to install new software, such as C Compiler, JDK, etc. in Ubuntu.

possible duplicate of How can I install Sun/Oracle's proprietary Java 6/7 JRE or JDK? — Alvar, Aug 27 '13 at 05:54
Asking how to install "C Compiler, JDK, etc" is rather broad. It would be preferable for you to specify exactly what you are trying to do and ask one question at a time. — Kevin Bowen, Aug 27 '13 at 18:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '13 at 05:57

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To install the softwares you have mentioned type the following commands in command line

For JDK:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

You can use the gcc compiler

sudo apt-get install gcc

For other softwares you can search via apt just type the command to list

sudo apt-cache search {software-name}

Or the best way for you to install a software is by using Ubuntu Software centre

See the link here

Ubuntu Software Centre

answered Aug 27 '13 at 05:57

Tarun

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but how to use GCC for C programming. I m in a habit of programming on windows using turbo c compiler. How to type and compile my c programs – Anant666 Aug 27 '13 at 06:01
If you need to know how to compile C programs in Ubuntu thats a different question look at the following link http://www.wikihow.com/Compile-a-C/C%2B%2B-Program-on-Ubuntu-Linux – Tarun Aug 27 '13 at 06:03
gcc -Wall -W -Werror main.c -o HelloWorldC gcc: error: main.c: No such file or directory gcc: fatal error: no input files compilation terminated. anant@anant-desktop:~$ ..........this is the error i encounter while compiling a program – Anant666 Aug 27 '13 at 06:11
Well then I believe you put a new question for it giving all the details. – Tarun Aug 27 '13 at 06:15
how to reduce brightness on my screen. It's straining my eyes – Anant666 Aug 27 '13 at 07:50

David Purdue · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-19T02:43:52.733

If you are preparing to build software, then

sudo apt-get install build-essential

is a good place to start - installs your basic C and C++ compilers, libraries and utilities, all in one operation.

There are several JDKs that can be installed from the standard repos (make sure you have enabled the partner repo in /etc/apt/sources.list). @Tarun showed above how to install openjdk, but see here for how to install Oracle Java8.

Installing C compiler, JDK etc. in Ubuntu

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