Installing yum package (installing gcc...)

jjnerd · #1 3rd June 2009, 05:43 PM

Linux noob writing..

So i have been dealing with remote servers for 2 years now.
I have run many versions of debian and fedora and managed to get everything what i needed to work with my very little knowledge, but today has been confusing.

So i received my server details, loged in via ssh and wanted to install some basic stuff with

Code:

yum install

which returned

Code:

-bash: yum: command not found

ok, i know what that might mean, so i downloaded yum from http://yum.baseurl.org/
of course i could not compile it

Code:

/bin/sh: line 2: msgmerge: command not found

that made me download gettext, that made me download C compiler (dooh!), i went with gcc, but when i try to compile gcc

Code:

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

so i am trying to install c compiler and it asks me for c compiler?

i am confused

other thing is, when i get this done can anyone point me to some tutorial where i can find how to get yum working smooth with sources and stuff.

thanks in advance..

Callisto · #2 3rd June 2009, 06:32 PM

Is this a dedicated server? is it managed or unmanaged?

jjnerd · #3 3rd June 2009, 07:01 PM

It is VRS. And unmanaged (managed costs double :/ )

Callisto · #4 3rd June 2009, 07:12 PM

Do you mean a VPS ? If so you should have "root" access, however please be aware you and a few other clients "share" a dedicated server. Even though it is unmanaged you may find you will still need to contact the support department to install gcc. In my experience it is usually installed globally. So check that and ask them to either install it or how to, (depending how they set their permissions and access points up)