How To Install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8.
What is gcc-gfortran
The gcc-gfortran package provides support for compiling Fortran programs with the GNU Compiler Collection.
We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-gfortran.
Install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gcc-gfortran using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gcc-gfortran
Install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gcc-gfortran using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gcc-gfortran
How To Uninstall gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the gcc-gfortran package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gcc-gfortran
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-gfortran on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.