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Linux comes with a C++ compiler right? So I wouldn't have to download and install one? What about GUI development tools? Are there C++ tools and Java tools available?

Linux comes with gcc, a great c++ compiler. As for GUI development tools try KDevelop - it's a good KDE based IDE.
If you are comfortable with the command line try this:
gcc test.cpp
./test
- Those two shell commands should produce a simple program - assuming test.cpp is a c++ file to be compiled.
Best Regards,
mpetrov

Another nice GUI is Anjuta. That's available through the MDK contrib repositories.

- Peder