How To Install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7. gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu is Cross-build binary utilities for x86_64-linux-gnu

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7.

What is gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu

Cross-build GNU C++ compiler. Only the compiler is provided; not libstdc++. Support for cross-building user space programs is not currently provided as that would massively multiply the number of packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu.

Install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu

Install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install dnf first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu

How To Uninstall gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu

gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu Package Contents on CentOS 7

/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-c++
/usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-g++
/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8.5/cc1plus
/usr/share/man/man1/x86_64-linux-gnu-g++.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-c++-x86_64-linux-gnu on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.