How To Install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gcc-toolset-9-toolchain

Package shipping basic toolchain applications (compiler, debugger, …)

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

Install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 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-9-toolchain using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain

Install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 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-9-toolchain using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain

How To Uninstall gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gcc-toolset-9-toolchain

gcc-toolset-9-toolchain Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

References

• gcc-toolset-9-toolchain website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-toolset-9-toolchain on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.