How can i start programming with ubuntu ?

Question

hi...i have just installed ubuntu ? how can i start programming ? can you change the core of the system? and what language can you use ? thanks .

Answer 1

If you want to learn to write device drivers and do kernel programming, you need to learn C. If you want to do the more graphical type programming, I would say learn Python. As for which languages you *can* use, the most common are bash, C, C++, Java, Python, Perl and the LISP type languages. COBOL, FORTRAN, Smalltalk and dozens of others are available, however. I suggest you start off learning the bash shell language, and if you can manage that, begin learning C.

And yes, once you know enough programming, you can change virtually everything that you like. I suggest enabling source code in your default software depositories so you can download the source of the programs you install. Good luck.

P. S. See the site below for a free course on how to get started hacking Linux.

Answer 2

Start programming by picking a language (C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, etc) and start programming.  Find yourself a good tutorial or book, but most importantly, actually write code and lots of it.  

As for changing the core (kernel), that's not something a beginning programmer can even approach.  Keep at it and you'll get there though.

Answer 3

Python is a pre installed application on ubuntu, if you know the python language you can get started there.  You can change anything with ubuntu, since it is open source.  That's the best thing about linux, not like windows or mac.