How To Install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst in AlmaLinux 8. gcc-toolset-10-dyninst is An API for Run-time Code Generation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gcc-toolset-10-dyninst

Dyninst is an Application Program Interface (API) to permit the insertion of code into a running program. The API also permits changing or removing subroutine calls from the application program. Run-time code changes are useful to support a variety of applications including debugging, performance monitoring, and to support composing applications out of existing packages. The goal of this API is to provide a machine independent interface to permit the creation of tools and applications that use run-time code patching.

We can use yum or dnf to install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst.

Install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst

Install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gcc-toolset-10-dyninst package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-10-dyninst

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-10-dyninst on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.