Stupid Noob.

[avacomputers]

Hey all, I am new to ubuntu and programming. I am currently reading programming for dummies and I need a program that I can practice in. Any help on how to install a program I can use in ubuntu.

Thanks.

[matthew.ball]

You would have gedit installed, I assume...

What language is the book teaching?

Are you comfortable using the command-line and compiling that way, or do you want to set-up a gedit plugin for compiling your project files?
Both of these might require a little bit extra reading...

For the former, look into what language the book uses, and what compiler you have available for that language. "man" is a useful tool here, and you might be interested in Makefiles (http://www.opussoftware.com/tutorial/TutMakefile.htm).

For the later, look here: http://live.gnome.org/Gedit/Plugins there will probably be something of interest. You'd probably be interested in reading this: http://yaserxp.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/5-must-have-gedit-plugins-for-programmers/

[wolterh]

I really recommend Geany. The link is in my signature, but it appears as a first result on Google too. It has support for many languages.

[Aayu]

Personally I recommend Jedit. I use it for my Perl development, I even switched to it from TextMate!