How to install GCC & Development Tools on Centos 8 / RHEL 8.
RHEL is the best one for developing critical application also it is stable and secure Server Operating System.
For Security reasons some package are pre-installed.
For developing purposes on Centos 8 or RHEL 8 you must have installed the following development tools:
- autoconf
- automake
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- bison
- flex
- binuts
- gdb
- glibc-devel
- libtool
- make
- pkgconf
- pkgconf-m4
- pkgconf-pkg-config
- redhat-rpm-config
- rpm-build
- rpm-sign
- strace
Some other tools are also available in new version like centos 8 with python 3 pre installed and other tools.
You can install missing development tools by following this guide step by step:
How to list groups on Centos / RHEL 8?
Run this command to list package installed on your Centos 8.
$ dnf group list
By running this command give below, you can easily access the summary of your installed groups as well as available groups.
$ sudo dnf groups summary
Installing GCC and Development Tools on Centos / RHEL 8 Server
Type the following command to get started your installation.
$ sudo dnf group install “Development Tools”
or
$ sudo dnf groupinstall “Development Tools”
For viewing information about Development Tools type the following command:
$ sudo dnf group info “Development Tools”
Make sure installation is complete by checking tools binary location.
Also check the installed version.
$ gcc –version
$ make –version
How to Unistall GCC & Development Tools on Centos / RHEL 8.
Follow this command to remove a package group on Centos / RHEL 8.
$ sudo dnf group remove “Development Tools”
To avoid breaking other packages, be keen on dependency.
Test GCC Compiler
Let’s create a file to test weather it is working or not.
Consider this file to show hello world
$ cat hello.c
#include
int main() {
print(“hello, world!\n”);
return 0;
}
Compile this file with GCC.
$ gcc hello.c -o helloworld
Now run this file to see what’s the output?
$ ./helloworld
Congratulations You’ve all done!
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