Install Code::Blocks IDE in Ubuntu/ElementaryOS/Debian

Code::Blocks is an open-source, cross-platform IDE. If you are beginning or learning C/C++ Code::Blocks is a great IDE to also give a try.

Code_Blocks _AboutInstalling Code::Blocks

Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and run:

$ sudo apt-get install codeblocks
[sudo] password for enock: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
 codeblocks-common libcodeblocks0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
Suggested packages:
 libwxgtk2.8-dev wx-common codeblocks-contrib
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 codeblocks codeblocks-common libcodeblocks0 libwxbase2.8-0
 libwxgtk2.8-0
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 30.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y

Launching Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks can be launched from dash or the terminal.

Opening Code::Blocks for the first time. You need to select a compiler. Here I have GNU GCC Compiler installed. So I will use at my default compiler in Code::Blocks.

Code_Blocks_First

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Enjoy 🙂