Add the ability to compile, edit, and maintain code Here are the compilers and their documents $ sudo apt-get install build-essential git cmake $ sudo apt-get install mingw32 mingw32-binutils mingw32-runtime I install a couple of editors, useful for various things. $ sudo apt-get install scite $ sudo apt-get install vim-full Useful tools for cleaning up code, converting comments and line endings, and code statistics: $ sudo apt-get install clang-tools $ sudo apt-get install clang-format $ sudo apt-get install sloccount $ sudo apt-get install liwc $ sudo apt-get install tofrodos