The gcc is a compiler of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The gcc compiler is mainly used to compile C programs.
This tutorial demonstrates how to install gcc 11 on Ubuntu 20.04.
Install gcc
Run the following command to add the Toolchain repository:
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
Install gcc 11:
sudo apt install -y gcc-11
Check gcc version to verify that the installation completed successfully:
gcc-11 --version
Testing gcc
Create a main.c
file:
nano main.c
Add the following code:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello world\n");
return 0;
}
Compile a code:
gcc-11 main.c -o test
Run a program:
./test
Uninstall gcc
If you want to completely remove gcc and related dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt purge --autoremove -y gcc-11
Remove GPG key and repository:
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ubuntu-toolchain-r_ubuntu_test.gpg
sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-toolchain-r-ubuntu-test-focal.list
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excellent, i could finally install gcc and ncurses on windows 11 wsl
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