How To Install gcc on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc on Ubuntu.
What is gcc
gcc is:
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C compiler.
There are three methods to install gcc on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gcc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc
Install gcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc
Install gcc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc
How To Uninstall gcc on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gcc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc
Uninstall gcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc
Remove gcc Configurations and Data
To remove gcc configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc
Remove gcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc
Dependencies
gcc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.