These instructions assume a standard installation of the operating system.
Make the installation medium available to the system..
Click "System", then "Administration", then "Add/Remove Software".
Search for, click, and install the following package gcc-c++.
If it asks for additional package to install, install these.
Give the password for root if it asks for it.
Updating the system takes a while to complete.
Do the same for the following packages: gtk2-devel, sqlite-devel, libxml2-devel, git, enchant-devel, gtkhtml3-devel, rcs, patch, gtksourceview2-devel, webkitgtk-devel, dbus-glib-devel.
After completion, close the window.
Open a terminal through Applications, System Tools, Terminal.