How to Install build-essential software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install build-essential software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

build-essential software package provides Informational list of build-essential packages, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential 

build-essential is installed in your system.

Make ensure the build-essential package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep build-essential *

You will get with build-essential package name, version, architecture and description in a table

build-essential package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Development
Package build-essential
Version 11.5ubuntu2
Description Informational list of build-essential packages
Sub Section devel


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