Linux EeePC Compiler

Does the EeePC version of Linux come with gcc or some other compiler and if so how do i use it? If not how can i install one (preferably gcc)?
Thanks

 

Well it uses Xandros which is based on Debian, so I am sure you can use Apt to get it.

 

It's a standard X86 CPU. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...othan-512.22_.28ultra-low-voltage.2C_90_nm.29

 

What command would i need to type in the terminal to get it to install?

 

if apt is installed, "apt-get install gcc"

 

probably apt-get install build-essentials

 

Glider, when i used that command it gave me the following error message:
"Package gcc is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only availabe from another source
E: Package gcc has no installation candidate"
What should i do?

 

That's because debian has a fancy naming for gcc...

Try what steveo said, it'll install an entire compile environment

 

Also produced an error:
"E: Couldn't find package build-essentials"
:S

 

I checked, it's called "build-essential"

so: apt-get install build-essential

 

In future you could do apt-cache search gcc to find where it is.

 

It's giving me the same error

 

Code:

apt-get update && apt-get install build-essential

 

Might be a lack of decent repositories. Check the Eee wiki to find out how to add some extra xandros ones, and to learn how to add debian ones and pin them so that you don't break too much stuff.

 

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installingdevelopmenttools

 

did it for me! thanks!