How to install gcc on Linux?

2 years ago
Liam
1 minute

To install GCC on Linux, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Make sure the system is connected to the internet.
  3. Enter the following command to update the list of software packages:
sudo apt update
  1. To install the GCC compiler and related tools, enter the following command:
sudo apt install build-essential

This will install the GCC compiler along with its related tools and library files.

  1. Use the following command to verify if GCC is installed successfully:
gcc --version

If the installation is successful, the version information of GCC will be displayed.

You have now successfully installed the GCC compiler on Linux. You can utilize GCC to compile and run C and C++ programs.

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