This is a quick tip to inform new Ubuntu users about the build-essential package, its usefulness and the installation steps.

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The build-essential package is used for creating DEB packages from the source code of an application. It contains a list of packages that are required to create a Debian package (deb) When you install it, you install all those required packages as dependencies. It is not a super package that will magically install all kind of development tools for you.

What is Build Essential Package in Ubuntu? How to Install it?

What is build-essential package in Ubuntu?

Installing build-essential package in Ubuntu Linux

Removing build-essential tool from Ubuntu

<p>Thank you for just providing the required command directly</p>
