Help!!How to install programs?

PhoenixZ

Hello!everyone.I have a problem:
I'm a greenhand of Linux.I have learnt linux for only 1 week.I just know how to install a programme in RPM form,but for many softwares,once I downloaded a file,after I extract it,there was no RPM files in it.
I saw the install method in forum like these:
./configure
make
make install
......
but when i type ./confirgure ,the following appealed:

creating cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... missing
checking for working autoconf... missing
checking for working automake... missing
checking for working autoheader... missing
checking for working makeinfo... missing
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH

it likely means there is no GCC ,then I downloaded a GCC-3.3.unfortunately,I also don't know how to install GCC!!-_-!

So PLEASE PLEASE WHO CAN HELP ME!!!!!!

snhym

下一些教程来看一看吧，基本的操作都有

yang97e

yes, you don't install the GCC (a complier), so you can not complier the program

which version of linux are you using?
if you use redhat, redhat has a package manage program(in the start menu)
then use the installation CD-ROM, install the development  package (better install all the develop package, which includes GCC)

if you use other linux, they also has likely package manage program

because install the GCC is very complicated, so I recommend not to do that at this time by other means

PhoenixZ

Thanks a lot! snhym and yang97e!
Thank you very much!!