i installed RHL8 about a week ago and was wondering how would i install gcc from the rhl8 cd. I have gone through the redhat.com site and cannot fine any documentation.

does anyone know the process off the top of their heads?

thanks =)

centr0

You should have selected development package during install. I am no sure how to do it after install in RH( I have never used it, sorry).

In the menu items there is a package manager. When you fing that and open it you will get a screen that looks like the individul package screen. All you need to do then is select the development package.

The other method,
downlaod some five rpm packages.

www.8bb8.com/gcc3x/gcc3-3.0.1-3.i386.rpm
www.8bb8.com/gcc3x/gcc3-c++-3.0.1-3.i386.rpm
www.8bb8.com/gcc3x/gcc3-g77-3.0.1-3.i386.rpm
www.8bb8.com/gcc3x/gcc3-java-3.0.1-3.i386.rpm
www.8bb8.com/gcc3x/gcc3-objc-3.0.1-3.i386.rpm

#rpm -Uvh --force gcc3-*

There is a add and remove packages tool under Redhat 8. It is under system settings on the application menu. gcc is a software developemnt package. For future rference, if you plan on compiling any software, or doing a custom kernel etc.... then you need to always install software development stuff, and kernel development.

MrJoshua i dont see anything in system settings application menu?

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ok its saying i need to install certain things...where can i find these?
unlocatable pkg required by
openldap = 2.0.5.25-1 openldap-devel
cyrus-sasl = 2.1.7-2 cyrus-sasl-devel
pam = 0.75-40 pam-devel
krb5-libs = 1.2.5-6 krb5-devel

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Yeah when I installed RedHat8 it didnt give me GCC either and i couldn't install it later... Getting GCC on 56k isn't pleasant!

When I installed RedHat I did not get gcc either, But I went to the package manager and installed it. It is either on disk 1 or 2.

if package manager gave you this error its because you updated the system you can create a account on redhat network and search for gcc then download rpm if there are depenci problem download them to install it by hand redhat network is free

Everything you need is on one of those 3 CDs. I promise. I know most apps are on the 3rd disk.

MrJoshua is correct, you can also do an "upgrade" by booting your RH install cd and selecting the devel packages.

ok im downloaded gcc and started downloading its dependencies. this is what i get when i try to install glibc-devel (a dependancy):

error: failed dependencies
kernel-headers is needed by glibc-devel-2.2.93-5
kernel-headers >= 2.2.1 is needed by glibc-devel-2.2.93-5

i searched the redhat network and thought i was going somehwere until i searched for "kernel-header" and the search turned up nothing. Help please?

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nevermind guys i got it working. thank you for your help. i went to the redhat network and downloaded all the dependencies =)

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