How To Install libgcc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libgcc
This package contains GCC shared support library which is needed e.g. for exception handling support.
We can use yum or dnf to install libgcc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libgcc.
Install libgcc 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 libgcc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libgcc
Install libgcc 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 libgcc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libgcc
How To Uninstall libgcc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libgcc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libgcc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
