GCC (short for GNU Compiler Collection), is a collection of programming compilers including C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain and the standard compiler for most Unix-like operating systems. The Free Software Foundation distributes GCC under the GNU General Public License.
In the following tutorial, we will perform GCC installation on CentOS 7. The installation process is quite simple and should not take more than 10 minutes.
Step 1: Perform an update on the server
Note: You need to log in to your CentOS 7 VPS via SSH as user root
#ssh root@IP_Address -p Port_numberTo update all installed packages on the server you can use the following command
#yum -y updateStep 2: Install GCC from the repository
GCC can be easily installed from the official CentOS repositories. Run the following command to install GCC on your server
#yum -y install gccOutput:
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : cpp-4.8.5-36.el7.x86_64 1/5
Installing : kernel-headers-3.10.0-957.5.1.el7.x86_64 2/5
Installing : glibc-headers-2.17-260.el7_6.3.x86_64 3/5
Installing : glibc-devel-2.17-260.el7_6.3.x86_64 4/5
Installing : gcc-4.8.5-36.el7.x86_64 5/5
Verifying : glibc-devel-2.17-260.el7_6.3.x86_64 1/5
Verifying : gcc-4.8.5-36.el7.x86_64 2/5
Verifying : kernel-headers-3.10.0-957.5.1.el7.x86_64 3/5
Verifying : cpp-4.8.5-36.el7.x86_64 4/5
Verifying : glibc-headers-2.17-260.el7_6.3.x86_64 5/5
Installed:
gcc.x86_64 0:4.8.5-36.el7 Dependency Installed:
cpp.x86_64 0:4.8.5-36.el7 glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.17-260.el7_6.3 glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.17-260.el7_6.3 kernel-headers.x86_64 0:3.10.0-957.5.1.el7Complete!Step 3: Verify GCC installation on CentOS 7
After the compilation process is completed. You can check if GCC is properly installed.
# gcc --versionOutput:
gcc (GCC) 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-36)
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