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On most linux distros you can just start writing C++ with your text editor of choice and call gcc without having to install anything.
by ginko 5y ago
On most linux distros you can just start writing C++ with your text editor of choice and call gcc without having to install anything.
- Bootvis 5y agoUntil you want to work with libraries and are forced to fight one or more build systems.
- bitwize 5y agoTrue in Slackware's heyday (and still true of Slackware itself). Ubuntu does not come with compilers preinstalled, and I believe the same is true of Fedora. Debian might, but it always was a technical distro. The popular ones tend to leave out development tools for the sake of not confusing the mythical Average User.