Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
Linux is completely different from Windows.
No, it isn't. For the purpose of the OP, it's nearly the same. Stuff in a CD, install, boot, you have pretty windows floating around. Then you start the software manager, find an IDE that fits your environment (Anjuta for Gnome, KDevelop for KDE), install it, launch it, and there you are. I'm pretty sure one or both of them even support launching the app under development in valgrind.