how to install GCC in Red Hat Enterprise?

newbie2011 · 06-30-2011, 11:41 PM

Hi, does anyone know how to install the GCC compiler onto a Red Hat Enterprise system? Where to download it, and instructions to install it. Thank you.

knudfl · 07-01-2011, 01:18 AM

Welcome to LQ.

The install command is 1) su 2) yum install gcc-c++
.. to have a working gcc with its dependencies.

If you don't want to pay for a Redhat license :
Install the free copy of RHEL = CentOS(5.6) instead http://www.centos.org/
Or for EL6 : Scientific Linux SL6 http://www.scientificlinux.org/

A.Thyssen · 07-01-2011, 02:01 AM

Actually the better idea is to install the appropriate yum package groups

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum groupinstall "Development Libraries"

List the groups available using
yum grouplist

newbie2011 · 07-01-2011, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.Thyssen

Actually the better idea is to install the appropriate yum package groups

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum groupinstall "Development Libraries"

List the groups available using
yum grouplist

Thank you for the responses from both of you.

In terms of the "yum" solution, does this mean that the GCC compiler is already on the Linux server, and the yum command
"pulls" it out? Or will it need to go thru the Net to retrive the GCC compiler in order to install it onto
the server?

johnsfine · 07-01-2011, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbie2011

In terms of the "yum" solution, does this mean that the GCC compiler is already on the Linux server, and the yum command
"pulls" it out? Or will it need to go thru the Net to retrive the GCC compiler in order to install it onto
the server?

Thru the net.

A.Thyssen · 07-01-2011, 08:29 PM

Though the yum package group should be part of the RHEL DVD, it is better to install it from the redhat repository, or a satellite server of that repository.
That way you get the latest patched version directly rather than the initial release version.

Also look at the EPEL third party packages from RpmFusion for extra packages. Many things are available via that repository that are not part of the official repository.

John VV · 07-01-2011, 08:31 PM

the gcc 4.1 is in the group of packages , for 5.6, installed by {yum groupinstall "Development Tools"}
gcc,autotolls,make,packageconfig ,...

with RHEL ( what is this 5 or 6 ??? 5.6 or 6.1 ???or the older 4.9 ???) you buy a license
That gets you access to the software repos.( RHN)for installing software and security updates.

yum gets the rpm's from the RHN servers and installs them on YOUR system .

divyashree · 07-03-2011, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbie2011

Hi, does anyone know how to install the GCC compiler onto a Red Hat Enterprise system? Where to download it, and instructions to install it. Thank you.

You have installed RHEL.. So you must have the RHEL media. You can configure your own yum server.
So you can able to install the available packages from the media easily by yum command.

Follow the steps in the link.

http://www.linuxnix.com/2008/05/how-...dhatrhel5.html

newbie2011 · 07-05-2011, 12:40 AM

Thanks for your responses.

I am told that yum will not work on my Red Hat Enterprise 4. It only works with version 5 and newer.

Please advise.

chrism01 · 07-05-2011, 12:45 AM

In that case, use up2date, the precursor to yum http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2531. incidentally, RH did eventually offer yum on RHEL4.x.
Can you do

Code:

cat /etc/*release*

to get the exact version. I believe latest is 4.9
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...terprise_Linux