How To Install libstdc++ on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++ in Fedora 36. libstdc++ is GNU Standard C++ Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++ on Fedora 36.

What is `libstdc++`

The libstdc++ package contains a rewritten standard compliant GCC Standard C++ Library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libstdc++ on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libstdc++.

Install libstdc++ on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libstdc++ using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libstdc++

Install libstdc++ on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libstdc++ using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libstdc++

How To Uninstall libstdc++ on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libstdc++ package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libstdc++

libstdc++ Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/67c91f8cc721b8a4b6e0e644cdf0f01c2f9469
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.30
/usr/share/gcc-12
/usr/share/gcc-12/python
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__init__.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__init__.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/printers.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/printers.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/xmethods.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/xmethods.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/printers.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py
/usr/share/gdb
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.py
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/96
/usr/lib/.build-id/96/6126bdc5035b23b132a2a335b11a162f2f16fb
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6
/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.30
/usr/share/gcc-12
/usr/share/gcc-12/python
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__init__.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__init__.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/printers.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/printers.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/xmethods.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/__pycache__/xmethods.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/printers.py
/usr/share/gcc-12/python/libstdcxx/v6/xmethods.py
/usr/share/gdb
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/__pycache__/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.30-gdb.py

References

libstdc++ website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstdc++ on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).