Here's a good tutorial series that I'm learning with right now. It's created by my insperation: Bucky. Here's Tutorial number 1, installing code::blocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvC1WCdV1XU (covers installation for Linux too. Wait a sec? There's linux!? *rewatches vid* yup there is :O) plus this guy is hilarious, "just ate a smoothie from taco bell"
it doesn't matter, but who cares, it's hilarious.