If you want to do C/C++ development, let me recommend Eclipse with the CDT plugin. The only real downside is that you need the Sun JDK.
I already have de JDK, but, when I dont find eclipse in my apt-get henrique:~# apt-cache search eclipse ecj-bootstrap ecj-bootstrap-gcj libgcj6-src libgcj7-src openoffice.org-dev simh stellarium henrique:~# Eclipse is not in the default etch source.list -- Henrique G. Abreu henrique@turbokit.com.br