Hi,
I use Debian + XFCE. I am new to Linux. I used CB for one semester of a programming class. I install .DEB files using GDebi Package Installer. For installing CB on my system, I downloaded:
codeblocks_16.01_amd64_jessie.tar.xz
I extracted it (using XArchiver). Using GDebi, I installed the different .DEB files in the order it forced me to (as dependencies dictated).
I should have used
apt-get install codeblocks
I think. I thought that I tried that. Perhaps I spelled it wrong. I swear that I tried that, and when it failed, I went to codeblocks.org to see if there was a .DEB for me. Anyhoozlebee, for a Linux newbie, the download page should mention the Debian Package.
apt-get install codeblocks
would have worked for me, right?