One of the worst things a person with no stable internet connection (like me) could do, is install Ubuntu Linux. Based on Debian, it boasts extensible design, support and popularity, but comes with little to none third-party software. Also, i believe it to be the only distribution to come without any developmental tools. No compilers, no IDEs, no translators. Nothing. What that means is I, a student of CSE, cannot write and compile programs. Until i install a compiler. But seeing how i do not have an active connection, i cannot do that.
So i posted on Facebook about my issue, and sooner or later, someone brought me a .tar archive of the Intel Compiler Suite, along with their IDE, in .deb format. OK, now we have the compiler- so let us install.
I fired up the console, started the install process, inputted my (legal!) serial number, and... the install asked for my GCC directory.
Wait, what?
That. Apparently, you need to have a compiler installed, to install a compiler. It seems the Intel Compiler Suite makes some pretty interesting calls on its main competitor. Bet Dr.Stallman would laugh at this for decades.
So now, we're back to square one, where i'm trying to download GCC. So much for thr ICS.
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