[Serusers] Assistance in Building SER ( Any help is appreciated)

Hi, I am trying to build an SER, and have installed Linux RedHat 9 on a Toshiba Intel Celeron Laptop. After installing Linux I went to HOWTO Install SER, where it sets the requirements of SER. For someone who is extremely very new to Linux, below is all new, however I have downloaded everything upto PHP, MySQL-PHP, have tried looking for libmysqlclient, not sure where I can find this. The problem I am facing is with installation of the requirements below, I have tried to install GCC for last three days, and I really have not been able to get my head round it. I really would appreciate it if you could spare some time and point me in the right direction, of how t proceed further. I am more of a wireless person with very basic UNIX/Linux skills. Any assistance will be highly appreciated. Many Thanks Requirements * gcc or icc : gcc >= 2.9x; >=3.1 recommended (it will work with older version but it might require some options tweaking for best performance) * bison or yacc (Berkley yacc) * flex * GNU make (on Linux this is the standard "make", on FreeBSD and Solaris is called "gmake") * sed and tr (used in the make files) * GNU tar ("gtar" on Solaris) and gzip if you want "make tar" to work. * GNU install or BSD install (on Solaris "ginstall") if you want "make install", "make bin", "make sunpkg" to work. * "mysql" if you need MySQL support. * "Apache (httpd)" if you want serweb support * "PHP, MySQL-PHP" for serweb support * libmysqlclient & libz (zlib) if you want mysql support (the mysql module) * libexpat if you want the jabber gateway support (the jabber module) Best regards Saber Fakih Simple Clear Communicate GSM Tel(: +44 (0) 7775840875 SIP Tel (: +44 (0) 7059202419 Email*: saber(a)ipaxiom.com msn: saber(a)ipaxiom.com Mobile Internet is just a click away ======================================================================== ==================================================================== This message is confidential and is for the named recipient (s) only. It may be subject to legal privilege. If you receive this message but are not named recipient or a person responsible for delivering it to a named recipient, please contact us immediately. You must not use, distribute, copy, disclose or take any action in reliance on the e-mail or its contents. ======================================================================== ====================================================================