In this tutorial, we will show you how to install GCC on CentOS 8. For those of you who didn’t know, The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a collection of compilers and libraries for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, Go, and D, programming languages. A lot of open-source projects, including the Linux kernel and GNU tools, are compiled using GCC.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo
‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you the step-by-step installation of GCC on a CentOS 8 server.
Prerequisites
- A server running one of the following operating systems: CentOS 8.
- It’s recommended that you use a fresh OS install to prevent any potential issues.
- SSH access to the server (or just open Terminal if you’re on a desktop).
- A
non-root sudo user
or access to theroot user
. We recommend acting as anon-root sudo user
, however, as you can harm your system if you’re not careful when acting as the root.
Install GCC on CentOS 8
Step 1. First, let’s start by ensuring your system is up-to-date.
sudo dnf update
Step 2. Installing GCC on CentOS 8.
Type the following command to get started your installation GCC:
sudo dnf groupinstall “Development Tools”
Confirm your installation by checking for the GCC version:
$ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 8.3.1 20190809 (Red Hat 8.3.1-4) Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Step 3. Compiling Hello World.
Let’s create a file to test whether it is working or not. Consider this file to show hello world:
nano hello.c
#include int main() { printf ("Hello World!\n"); return 0; }
Compile this file with GCC:
gcc hello.c -o hello ./hello
The program will result:
Hello World!
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GCC. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing GCC in CentOS 8 system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you check the official GCC website.