Debian-Etch and GCC 4.1

Am I doing something wrong with Linux. I was doing a tutorial online dealing with sockets and the tutorial was specific to Linux sockets and the code didn't compile. This is the first time I've tried to do any programming on this machine. It's running Etch (Debian), which i guess *might* be an issue? But what I am doing wrong? Some of the things I can't do are:

std stuff such as:
std::cout << "whatever";

it says "error: 'cout' is not a member of 'std'

and like when i comment out the cout statement it gives me a huge list of undefined references to the classes functions that I have linked in. I have to be nub-ing something up. Can anyone help me?

ok i got hello world working...but i had to use "using namespace std;"

do i have to use namespace std on linux????

Recreate the problem with as little code as possible then post here. My crystal ball is recharging today so I can't use that to divinate your problems.

EDIT:

C++ is C++ no mater the platform. And

Code:

using namespace std;

should only be used in cases of making old programs work without having to completely go through and add the std:: to the beginning of each std class. The prefered method is

Code:

std::cout

//this is the code

Code:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
        std::cout<<"testing";
        return 0;
}

//compile line = gcc recreate.cpp

//this is the errors

Code:

/tmp/ccmpnhEB.o: In function `__static_initialization_and_destruction_0(int, int)':
recreate.cpp:(.text+0x23): undefined reference to `std::ios_base::Init::Init()'
/tmp/ccmpnhEB.o: In function `__tcf_0':
recreate.cpp:(.text+0x66): undefined reference to `std::ios_base::Init::~Init()'
/tmp/ccmpnhEB.o: In function `main':
recreate.cpp:(.text+0x76): undefined reference to `std::cout'
recreate.cpp:(.text+0x7b): undefined reference to `std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >& std::operator<< <std::char_traits<char> >(std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char> >&, char const*)'
/tmp/ccmpnhEB.o:(.eh_frame+0x12): undefined reference to `__gxx_personality_v0'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

gcc is a C compiler, you want g++.

lol that helps...i knew it was something nub-ish. Thanks for the help

Since you are in Linux always keep in mind you have the man pages to look at, they will be your best friend while you get aquinted to your new system.

yea, I used the man pages some, just not enough evidently lol. i'm not really new to linux, just programming c++ on linux. anyway thanks for the help. Portland Or rocks. My family is from Canby, OR....Corvalis, OR....Eugene, OR....Medford, OR....Salem, OR.....lol pretty much just Oregon