{"id":5028,"date":"2024-03-14T02:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-run-c-programs-on-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:59:27","slug":"how-do-you-run-c-programs-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-run-c-programs-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Run C++ on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To run a C++ program on Ubuntu, you need to install a C++ compiler like GCC first. 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