g++ compiler

[Rabbit_Alex]

How can I install the g++ compiler for Ubuntu? It isn't listed under the programming section in the Add/Remove applications menu.

Thank you

[Mithrilhall]

I see it when using apt-cache search via the console.

apt-cache search g++ | grep "g++"

[Maestro23]

Originally Posted by Rabbit_Alex How can I install the g++ compiler for Ubuntu? It isn't listed under the programming section in the Add/Remove applications menu. Thank you

I found it thru Synaptic. Possible you might have to enable some extra repositories if you are not seeing it.

How-To: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

[Rabbit_Alex]

I tried enabling the extra repositories using that guide, but it says I am not on the sudoers list.
How can I login as root to do this?

I am new to linux by the way.

[gradedcheese]

You should be in the sudoers list. Take a look at "/etc/group" and make sure that your user name appears in the 'admin' group, like this:

admin:x:112:your_name_here

If it doesn't, you need to add it. Without sudo you can't edit that file, but you can reboot into recovery mode and do it there. You'll need to use a text-based editor to do it, I think people who are used to GUI stuff prefer 'pico' or 'nano'. So:

pico /etc/group
(edit the file, save, exit)
shutdown -r now

Then when you boot up, run "sudo apt-get install build-essential"

[TheWizzard]

sudo aptitude install build-essential

[Rabbit_Alex]

Originally Posted by gradedcheese You should be in the sudoers list. Take a look at "/etc/group" and make sure that your user name appears in the 'admin' group, like this: admin:x:112:your_name_here If it doesn't, you need to add it. Without sudo you can't edit that file, but you can reboot into recovery mode and do it there. You'll need to use a text-based editor to do it, I think people who are used to GUI stuff prefer 'pico' or 'nano'. So: pico /etc/group (edit the file, save, exit) shutdown -r now Then when you boot up, run "sudo apt-get install build-essential"

Thank you gradedcheese. It worked perfectly. It's strange how I took myself out of the sudoers list though.