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Old 04-16-2002
Compiling Software

I have a problem, my mate built me a little home server using Unix and after he set everything up he deleted the main compiler so i wouldnt be able to Install/Compile any software...

And now i wanted to Install a compiler and i have to compile it...

thats like installing winzip from a zip file lol

Please help, iv asked people on chat etc but they all just say i have to start from scratch again...
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Old 04-17-2002
... its Linux 2.2.20
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Old 04-18-2002
I actually don't think there are GCC binaries available for Linux there...

What distribution are you using?
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Old 04-19-2002
Wouldn't it just be easier to grab the appropriate package for whichever distro of Linux you are using??

For instance, a good place to start would be the website of whichever distro you are using.
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