How to Install build-essential on Ubuntu 24 (Step-by-Step Guide)

In Ubuntu Linux, the build-essential package contains a collection of essential software tools and libraries needed to compile and build software from source.

To install Build Essential on your Ubuntu system, install the build-essential package:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential

You may also want to install dkms (Dynamic Kernel Module Support), which helps build and install kernel modules, and linux-headers, which provide the necessary header files for compiling kernel-related software.

To install dkms on Ubuntu, run the following command:

sudo apt install dkms

To Install linux-headers, run the following command:

sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)