Enter in a terminal window:
apt-get install make gcc build-essential
and hit the Return key of course!
Thanks for reply, patience and thoroughness
New to Linux ?
Yes and no.... Actually, I have done all of this before which just makes it all the more embarrasing
I was just so fixed in thinking about scripts and downloads that I forgot about apt-get...
Thanks again. Hopefully I'll make a mental note of it, so I wont have to ask again should the need arise....