How To Install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8

gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel is GCC 9 __float128 support GCC 9 __float128 support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8.

What is gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel

This package contains headers for building Fortran programs using REAL16 and programs using __float128 math. gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel 9.2.1 2.3.el8 x86_64 176 k gcc-toolset-9-gcc-9.2.1-2.3.el8.src.rpm appstream GCC 9 __float128 support http GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with exceptions and LGPLv2+ and BSD This package contains headers for building Fortran programs using REAL16 and programs using __float128 math.

We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel.

Install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel

Install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel

gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9/include
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9/include/quadmath.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9/include/quadmath_weak.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9/libquadmath.a
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/i686-redhat-linux/9/libquadmath.so
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel/ChangeLog.libquadmath.bz2
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/include
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/include/quadmath.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/include/quadmath_weak.h
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/libquadmath.a
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/libquadmath.so
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel
/opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/root/usr/share/doc/gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel/ChangeLog.libquadmath.bz2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-libquadmath-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.