Problems with 8.04.1

[chuck adams]

On Friday 11 July 2008 09:44:44 Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
> I just installed a downloaded DVD of Kubuntu 8.04.1 amd64 to replace my
> outdated Dapper.  The installation was a little ragged but managed on the
> last run to get to 96% and a statement that it was removing unnecessary
> file and then it just went into hyperspace.  Hitting the power button
> caused a GRUB boot into the new system and everything seemed to work  ...
> up to a point.
>
> One can do a "gcc hello.c" but gcc can't find the stdio.h header file.  In
> fact, the /usr/include directory is nearly empty.
>
> I cannot find anything related to C or compilers on adept.
>
> I am totally clueless on how to get my bread-and-butter software up and
> running!
>
> Oh yes, I cannot find a damned thing related to the TeX system on adept
> either.
>
> There are other lesser issues like where is ccat (encryption stuff), etc.,
> that was part of basic Dapper instalation?
> --
> The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due
> to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.
> -- Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) British psychologist

I'm with you.  I filed a bug report on the missing stdio.h and got back
an email that stdio.h was not a requirement for gcc.  duh.....

Here is some of what I do to get gcc and latex up and running.  You can
do this through the adept manager....

sudo apt-get install   libc6
sudo apt-get install   libc6-dev
    "                           texlive-base
                                 texlive-base-bin
                                 texlive-common
                                 texlive-doc-base
                                 texlive-fonts-extra
                                 texlive-fonts-recommended
                                 texlive-fonts-recommended-doc
                                 texlive-latex-base
                                 texlive-latex-recommended
                                 texlive-latex-extra
                                 texlive-pictures
                                 texlive-pictures-doc


and there is probably more.  But at least the above will get you started.

Hope this helps.

Kubuntu/Ubuntu is the only distribution that I know of that installs gcc
but leaves out stdio.h

FYI

chuck


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