How to Install and Uninstall gcc.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 28,2024

1. Install "gcc.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install gcc.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install gcc.x86_64

2. Uninstall "gcc.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall gcc.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:

$ sudo dnf remove gcc.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the gcc.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : gcc
Version : 8.5.0
Release : 10.1.0.1.el8_6
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 23 M
Source : gcc-8.5.0-10.1.0.1.el8_6.src.rpm
Repository : ol8_appstream
Summary : Various compilers (C, C++, Objective-C, ...)
URL : http://gcc.gnu.org
License : GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ with exceptions and LGPLv2+ and BSD
Description : The gcc package contains the GNU Compiler Collection version 8.
: You'll need this package in order to compile C code.