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Been trying to install xmms on my computer. totally new to linux here tryin to figure out how to do this. I extracted the file then goto the console and go to ./configure then i just get this:

configure

loading cache ./config.cache

checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld

checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr//bin/install -c

checking whether build environment is sane... yes

checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes

checking for working aclocal... missing

checking for working autoconf... missing

checking for working automake... missing

checking for working autoheader... missing

checking for working makeinfo... found

checking for prefix by checking for xmms... no

checking for gcc... no

checking for cc... no

configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH

can anyone help me out without flaming plz :p

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It might be called "development", or something like that. It doesn't mean software packages 'under development'. It means software packages used for software development (like compilers and programming languages.

If all you wanted is a Mandrake system out of the box... errr, CD, then you wouldn't need these programs. But, if you want to install software you find at sourceforge, etc., then having these compilers is highly recommended. :)

Mark

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