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goto Redhat startup menu, then click on system settings and then Add/Remove programs, kinda like old fashion windows.
once that opens up, save yourself some time and install ALL of the Development packages, the program will ask for CDs that you will need to enter. Then run the Up2Date and make sure that all your packages are up2date.
PS. also goto http://gtk.org and download gtk+-2.2.2.tar.gz, this is the newest GTK+ package, I had a lot of problem until I downloaded this.
PS. I have only been doing linux for about a week or 2 now, and I find my self grabbing Source instead of RPMs.
I have download an many gcc versions and when i try to configure them i receive that > >>
[root@skate gcc-3.0.1]# ./configure
Configuring for a i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld host.
Created "Makefile" in /root/inst/gcc-3.0.1 using "mt-frag"
./configure: line 7: cc: command not found
*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
[root@skate gcc-3.0.1]#
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