I bought Suse Linux 9.3 from Fry's. I installed it using the install disk. I was hoping to use it to write programs for a Linux class I am taking. I am having major problems.

After install I go to kconsole (as myself root as well) and I don't have the *.c or *.h files anywhere (there are /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a-obj and /usr/x86_64-suse-linux subdirectories, but they are empty!).

I see that there is a 'sources' disk, but when I browse it, I only see some *.rpm files (are these what I use to get the source?!? there seems to be so many of them - and I would need instructions to find out how to get the source files extracted. I only got a User and Admin guide in my purchase (no Programmers Guide), so there are no instructions on how to get the source.

I ended up downloading linux-2.6.15.4 into my Suse system in /usr/src/linux-2.6.15.4 subdirectory that I created. Is this a good idea, or am I going to get some compatibility issues if I use this kernel (would probably be best if I could somehow get the Suse 9.3 source code somehow?!?). I also found out that this Suse Linux 9.3 install of mine does not have gcc or cc. I downloaded gcc, but it didn't configure (it is looking for 'cc' which I don't have either - and I am wondering if I need to download cc.exe from somewhere and how to do it?).

I saw some notes on KDevelop (but it is not anywhere that I can see on my desktop or Help), and it is not in any of the user or admin manuals that Suse came with (AAuuuugghhh Groannnnn!!!)... If this keeps up with Linux, I will gladly pay Mr Gates for the use of an easier operating system... though I hope to not have to load Linux on top of DOS/WIndows (Yuck!) so that I can my coursework done.

Any other tips (or pointers of where I can go) on how to develop using my Suse Linux 9.3? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Pat//

Open Yast (in the kde or gnome menù, under system utils), choose install/remove programs (or packets, I don't know exaclty the english word bacause of my localized version). Then write in the taext box, "gcc", "kernel" (for "kernel" you will mark the option with "source").
Then click on "Accept"... That's all.

Least but not last, in Yast opstion, remember to "add source installation path" (or similar...) and write the address of the most famous repository for suse

PACKMAN:
protocol - HTTP
server name - packman.iu-bremen.de
Directories - suse/9.3

GURU:
protocol - HTTP
- FTP
server name - ftp.gwdg.de
Directories - pub/linux/misc/suser-guru/rpm/9.3


More repository or info here:
http://en.opensuse.org/YaST_package_repository


Zodar

I guess you didn't open the user guide.

Everything isn't installed by default in suse. Kernel-source, gcc, and ... are missing. But they are on the CD/DVD.

YOU DONT NEED TO COMPILE, because you have rpm packages available allready on the media.
Rpms are like .exe in windows. You install them with yast on straight from command line with rpm or yast(rpm -i gcc.rpm or yast -i gc.rpm)

You can use different kernel if you want, then you have update it manually everytime.

Open Yast -> software management -> search
type "kernel" and select the sources
type "Kdevelop" and select it and dependencies (gcc,make,...) will be installed automatically

Onjoo, I am taking a class, and one of the assignments is to download (source), compile and build the kernel. Also I need to add a module into the kernel in one of the later assignments after that.

I looked in the users and admin guide and didn't see anywhere on how to use RPM's. I guess if I run certain RPM's then they will download the source and other things such as gcc? I must confess I am a newbie that doesn't really know what an RPM is (since I have been an embedded RTOS C programmer for 20+ years, we didn't deal with such things). Thanks.