How to install compiler package.

Installed Fedora 26 on recommendation of a Scribus developer. Installed about 30 packages
per his advice. 

But when I try to compile a program the machine can't find C++. So what is the package
I need to install to compile C++ programs?. 

Another question. On Slackware (yes I am one of those) I can use kdm to get to a window
function ( I preferXFCE).
How do I set up a window manager in Fedora and how do I access it?

All advice welcome and appreciaated.

John Culleton

[Todd Zullinger]

Hi John,

sales(a)wexfordpress.com wrote:
>  Installed Fedora 26 on recommendation of a Scribus
>  developer. Installed about 30 packages per his advice. 
>  
>  But when I try to compile a program the machine can't find
>  C++. So what is the package I need to install to compile
>  C++ programs?.  
gcc-c++ is the package containing the c++ compiler.  You may
also want other accompanying tools.  For that, you can
install the c-development package group with:

    sudo dnf groupinstall c-development

If you're searching for a command, you can often find it
using the 'dnf provides' command:

    $ sudo dnf provides c++
    Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:51 ago on Mon 09 Apr 2018 12:53:41 PM EDT.
    gcc-c++-7.3.1-2.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
    Repo        : @System
    Matched from:
    Filename    : /usr/bin/c++

    gcc-c++-7.3.1-2.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
    Repo        : updates
    Matched from:
    Filename    : /usr/bin/c++

    gcc-c++-7.1.1-3.fc26.i686 : C++ support for GCC
    Repo        : fedora
    Matched from:
    Filename    : /usr/bin/c++

    gcc-c++-7.1.1-3.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
    Repo        : fedora
    Matched from:
    Filename    : /usr/bin/c++

The 'dnf search' command is also handy.

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[Rick Stevens]

On 04/09/2018 09:57 AM, Todd Zullinger wrote:
>  Hi John,
>  
>  sales(a)wexfordpress.com wrote:
> > Installed Fedora 26 on recommendation of a Scribus
> > developer. Installed about 30 packages per his advice. 
> >
> > But when I try to compile a program the machine can't find
> > C++. So what is the package I need to install to compile
> > C++ programs?. 
>  
>  gcc-c++ is the package containing the c++ compiler.  You may
>  also want other accompanying tools.  For that, you can
>  install the c-development package group with:
>  
>      sudo dnf groupinstall c-development
>  
>  If you're searching for a command, you can often find it
>  using the 'dnf provides' command:
>  
>      $ sudo dnf provides c++
>      Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:51 ago on Mon 09 Apr 2018 12:53:41 PM EDT.
>      gcc-c++-7.3.1-2.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
>      Repo        : @System
>      Matched from:
>      Filename    : /usr/bin/c++
>  
>      gcc-c++-7.3.1-2.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
>      Repo        : updates
>      Matched from:
>      Filename    : /usr/bin/c++
>  
>      gcc-c++-7.1.1-3.fc26.i686 : C++ support for GCC
>      Repo        : fedora
>      Matched from:
>      Filename    : /usr/bin/c++
>  
>      gcc-c++-7.1.1-3.fc26.x86_64 : C++ support for GCC
>      Repo        : fedora
>      Matched from:
>      Filename    : /usr/bin/c++
>  
>  The 'dnf search' command is also handy. 
And as to installing Xfce (also my preferred desktop):

	$ sudo dnf groupinstall "Xfce Desktop"

should get you there.
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