Also I'm fairly certain that an explanation of what $PATH is on unixlike OSes and how to manage that is one of the first things one will see when reading any number of dev basics/getting started tutorials. I understand wanting to jump right into writing "real" projects but things like this are why I think spending a little time finding well-written tutorials and doing them makes a big difference when picking up a new language/library/framework/etc.
There are install shields and tutorials for this. He's right, most tooling sucks and require arcane incantations. They do allow later flexibility though.
Steve Jobs if he was a programmer would slam today's tooling.
