How do I install Development Tools on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8?. RHEL based distributions are designed for enterprise and running mission-critical applications. It is the most stable and secure Server Operating System. For security reasons and performance, they often ship with fewer packages pre-installed.
If you want to do Development or build open source applications on RHEL / CentOS 8, you need to install Development tools which include the following tools.
- autoconf
- automake
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- bison
- flex
- binutils
- gdb
- glibc-devel
- libtool
- make
- pkgconf
- pkgconf-m4
- pkgconf–pkg-config
- redhat-rpm-config
- rpm-build
- rpm-sign
- strace
List package groups on a CentOS / RHEL 8
Type the following dnf command to list package groups available on your CentOS / RHEL 8.
$ dnf group list .... Available Environment Groups: Server with GUI Server Workstation Virtualization Host Custom Operating System Installed Environment Groups: Minimal Install Available Groups: Container Management .NET Core Development RPM Development Tools Development Tools Graphical Administration Tools Headless Management Legacy UNIX Compatibility Network Servers Scientific Support Security Tools Smart Card Support System Tools
You can pass the summary option to view the number of installed groups, available groups, available environment groups, and both installed and available language groups:
$ sudo dnf groups summary Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:05 ago on Thu 17 Aug 2023 07:21:15 PM UTC. Available Groups: 12
Install GCC and Development Tools on a CentOS / RHEL 8 server
The following command is used to install GCC and Development Tools on a CentOS / RHEL 8 server.
sudo dnf group install "Development Tools" -y
Or with the command below:
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
You can view information on the Development Tools package group.
sudo dnf group info "Development Tools"
Verify installation by checking tools binary locations.
$ whereis bison gcc flex bison: /usr/bin/bison /usr/share/bison /usr/share/man/man1/bison.1.gz /usr/share/info/bison.info.gz gcc: /usr/bin/gcc /usr/lib/gcc /usr/libexec/gcc /usr/share/man/man1/gcc.1.gz /usr/share/info/gcc.info.gz flex: /usr/bin/flex /usr/share/man/man1/flex.1.gz /usr/share/info/flex.info.gz /usr/share/info/flex.info-1.gz /usr/share/info/flex.info-2.gz
Check installed GCC version.
$ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-10) Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ make --version GNU Make 4.2.1 Built for x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu Copyright (C) 1988-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Uninstalling GCC and Development Tools on a CentOS / RHEL 8 server
Below is the command used to remove a Package Group on CentOS / RHEL 8.
sudo dnf group remove "Development Tools"
Be keen on dependency tree to avoid breaking other system packages.
Test GCC Compiler
Let’s create a Hello World program to see if it compiles properly.
$ vim hello.c
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello, world!\n");
return 0;
}Compile the code with GCC.
gcc hello.c -o helloworld
Run the program to see if it prints Hello, world!.
$ ./helloworld Hello, world!
Thank you for installing GCC and Development Tools on RHEL / CentOS 8 using our guide. You can check other RHEL/CentOS 8 guides available in our blog.
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