Install gcc-8 only on Ubuntu 18.04?
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I just installed Lubuntu 18.04 LTS. There are two options for installing gcc: gcc-7 and gcc-8. Both are available from apt-get install out of the box.
Even after I installed gcc-8, the system is still going to install gcc-7 when I install other packages such as build-essential.
Since gcc-8 is newer, is there a way to make it install gcc-8 and gcc-8 only?
gcc 18.04
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I just installed Lubuntu 18.04 LTS. There are two options for installing gcc: gcc-7 and gcc-8. Both are available from apt-get install out of the box.
Even after I installed gcc-8, the system is still going to install gcc-7 when I install other packages such as build-essential.
Since gcc-8 is newer, is there a way to make it install gcc-8 and gcc-8 only?
gcc 18.04
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asked Apr 27 at 3:35
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Just don't installbuild-essentialbut the other packages it depend on directly?dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make
– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.
– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47
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I just installed Lubuntu 18.04 LTS. There are two options for installing gcc: gcc-7 and gcc-8. Both are available from apt-get install out of the box.
Even after I installed gcc-8, the system is still going to install gcc-7 when I install other packages such as build-essential.
Since gcc-8 is newer, is there a way to make it install gcc-8 and gcc-8 only?
gcc 18.04
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
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asked Apr 27 at 3:35
tinlyx
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I just installed Lubuntu 18.04 LTS. There are two options for installing gcc: gcc-7 and gcc-8. Both are available from apt-get install out of the box.
Even after I installed gcc-8, the system is still going to install gcc-7 when I install other packages such as build-essential.
Since gcc-8 is newer, is there a way to make it install gcc-8 and gcc-8 only?
gcc 18.04
gcc 18.04
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
1,096413
asked Apr 27 at 3:35
tinlyx
7472923
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
1,096413
asked Apr 27 at 3:35
tinlyx
7472923
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
1,096413
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
1,096413
edited Jul 27 at 17:33
valiano
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1,096413
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tinlyx
7472923
asked Apr 27 at 3:35
tinlyx
7472923
asked Apr 27 at 3:35
tinlyx
7472923
7472923
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Just don't installbuild-essentialbut the other packages it depend on directly?dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make
– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.
– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47
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Just don't installbuild-essentialbut the other packages it depend on directly?dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make
– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.
– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47
1
1
Just don't install
build-essential but the other packages it depend on directly? dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
Just don't install
build-essential but the other packages it depend on directly? dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :
g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8 ... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :
g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8 ... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47
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gcc-7 and gcc-8 will happily co-live together.
I would suggest to let gcc-7 be installed, for satisfying build-essential and perhaps other dependent packages, and configure gcc-8 to be your default gcc installation.
Use update-alternatives for having gcc redirected automatically to gcc-8:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
This will give you the convenience of gcc being at the latest version, and still you will be able to invoke gcc-7 or gcc-8 directly.
If you'll wish to change the default gcc version later on, run sudo update-alternatives --config gcc. It will bring a prompt similar to this, which lets you pick the version to be used:
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The higher priority is the one that is picked automatically by update-alternatives.
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
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This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
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GCC 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-8 g++-8
gcc-8 --version
gives 8.1.0 as of 2018-11. See also: How to install gcc-7 or clang 4.0?
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gcc-7 and gcc-8 will happily co-live together.
I would suggest to let gcc-7 be installed, for satisfying build-essential and perhaps other dependent packages, and configure gcc-8 to be your default gcc installation.
Use update-alternatives for having gcc redirected automatically to gcc-8:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
This will give you the convenience of gcc being at the latest version, and still you will be able to invoke gcc-7 or gcc-8 directly.
If you'll wish to change the default gcc version later on, run sudo update-alternatives --config gcc. It will bring a prompt similar to this, which lets you pick the version to be used:
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The higher priority is the one that is picked automatically by update-alternatives.
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
add a comment |
up vote
25
down vote
gcc-7 and gcc-8 will happily co-live together.
I would suggest to let gcc-7 be installed, for satisfying build-essential and perhaps other dependent packages, and configure gcc-8 to be your default gcc installation.
Use update-alternatives for having gcc redirected automatically to gcc-8:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
This will give you the convenience of gcc being at the latest version, and still you will be able to invoke gcc-7 or gcc-8 directly.
If you'll wish to change the default gcc version later on, run sudo update-alternatives --config gcc. It will bring a prompt similar to this, which lets you pick the version to be used:
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The higher priority is the one that is picked automatically by update-alternatives.
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
add a comment |
up vote
25
down vote
up vote
25
down vote
gcc-7 and gcc-8 will happily co-live together.
I would suggest to let gcc-7 be installed, for satisfying build-essential and perhaps other dependent packages, and configure gcc-8 to be your default gcc installation.
Use update-alternatives for having gcc redirected automatically to gcc-8:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
This will give you the convenience of gcc being at the latest version, and still you will be able to invoke gcc-7 or gcc-8 directly.
If you'll wish to change the default gcc version later on, run sudo update-alternatives --config gcc. It will bring a prompt similar to this, which lets you pick the version to be used:
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The higher priority is the one that is picked automatically by update-alternatives.
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
gcc-7 and gcc-8 will happily co-live together.
I would suggest to let gcc-7 be installed, for satisfying build-essential and perhaps other dependent packages, and configure gcc-8 to be your default gcc installation.
Use update-alternatives for having gcc redirected automatically to gcc-8:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-7
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
This will give you the convenience of gcc being at the latest version, and still you will be able to invoke gcc-7 or gcc-8 directly.
If you'll wish to change the default gcc version later on, run sudo update-alternatives --config gcc. It will bring a prompt similar to this, which lets you pick the version to be used:
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/gcc-7 700 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 manual mode
Press <enter> to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
The higher priority is the one that is picked automatically by update-alternatives.
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
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edited Apr 27 at 7:13
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
answered Apr 27 at 7:07
valiano
1,096413
1,096413
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
add a comment |
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
This should be the accepted answer.
– Maduka Jayalath
Aug 18 at 15:09
add a comment |
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GCC 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-8 g++-8
gcc-8 --version
gives 8.1.0 as of 2018-11. See also: How to install gcc-7 or clang 4.0?
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
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9,08444246
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GCC 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-8 g++-8
gcc-8 --version
gives 8.1.0 as of 2018-11. See also: How to install gcc-7 or clang 4.0?
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,08444246
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up vote
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GCC 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-8 g++-8
gcc-8 --version
gives 8.1.0 as of 2018-11. See also: How to install gcc-7 or clang 4.0?
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,08444246
GCC 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-8 g++-8
gcc-8 --version
gives 8.1.0 as of 2018-11. See also: How to install gcc-7 or clang 4.0?
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,08444246
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,08444246
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,08444246
answered Oct 25 at 12:23
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9,08444246
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Just don't install
build-essentialbut the other packages it depend on directly?dpkg-dev g++-8 gcc-8 libc6-dev libc-dev make– muru
Apr 27 at 5:41
gcc-7 is required by gcc-8. Note : You can have as many gcc/g++ versions as you want, installed at the same time. Bionic extras :
g++-4.8 g++-5 g++-6 g++-8... ... g++-7/gcc-7 is the system compiler. The older versions are required for building some older applications.– Knud Larsen
Apr 27 at 9:40
@KnudLarsen "gcc-7 is required by gcc-8" what?
– ZachB
Sep 25 at 17:47