On Ubuntu, some the IDEs that are available in the repositories are:
- Kdevelop
- Geany
- Anjuta
There is also:
- Eclipse (Recommended you don’t install from repositories, due to issues with file/folder permissions)
- Code::blocks
And of course, everyone’s favourite text-based editors:
- vi/vim
- emacs
Its true that vim and emacs are very powerful tools, but the learning curve is very steep..
I really don’t like Eclipse that much, I find it buggy and a bit too clunky.
I’ve started using Geany as a bare-bones but functional and usable IDE. It has a basic code-completion feature, and is a nice, clean [Gnome] interface.
Anjuta I tried for a day, didn’t like it at all. I didn’t find it as useful as Geany.
Kdevelop and code::blocks get a bunch of good reviews, but I haven’t tried them. I use gnome, and I’m yet to see a KDE app that looks good in gnome (sorry, I’m sure its a great program).
If only bloodshed dev-c++ was released under linux. That is a fantastic (but windows-only) program. You could always run it under Wine 😉
To a degree, it comes down to personal preference. My advice is to investigate Kdevelop, Geany and code::blocks as a starting point.