Why did this .tar.gz fail to install?

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When I did the configure, I got this output

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables

Please show your input as well as your output. Ideally, if possible, tell us what you are installing. — TRiG, Jan 06 '15 at 22:36
checking for ???... no you don't seem to have any C/C++ compiler installed. — Salem, Jan 06 '15 at 22:50
You don't have a C++ compiler installed. Install one with sudo apt-get install build-essential and run configure again. — Aaron D, Jan 07 '15 at 02:15
possible duplicate of How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file? — Lucio, Jan 07 '15 at 02:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 07 '15 at 02:13

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Below command should help you out. If not, please post your input and output as well.

sudo apt-get install gcc*

edited Jan 07 '15 at 02:13

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '15 at 02:15

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At a minimum, when compiling software from source, have the build-essential package installed:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

It will install g++, make and Debian package development tools.

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Why did this .tar.gz fail to install?

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