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Information about the package, gcc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gcc package is designed for, Various compilers (C, C++, Objective-C, Java, ...).


Package Name:

gcc

Summary:

Various compilers (C, C++, Objective-C, Java, ...)

Description:

The gcc package contains the GNU Compiler Collection version 4.4. You'll need this package in order to compile C code.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.4.7

Release:

18.el6_9.2

Size:

19 M

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

updates

Licence:

GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with exceptions



Handy Yum Commands for gcc


Control the gcc package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install gcc

This command will install gcc on the server.

yum remove gcc

This command will un-install gcc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gcc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove gcc

This command will un-install gcc on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gcc when using the -y flag.

yum update gcc

This command will update gcc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gcc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update gcc

This command will update gcc to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gcc when using the -y flag.

yum info gcc

This command will show you core information about the gcc package.

yum deplist gcc

This command will show you the dependencies for gcc. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update gcc

This command will check if there is an update waiting on gcc. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.