How to Install gcc-4.7 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install gcc-4.7 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

gcc-4.7 software package provides GNU C compiler, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install gcc-4.7 

gcc-4.7 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the gcc-4.7 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gcc-4.7 *

You will get with gcc-4.7 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

gcc-4.7 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Development
Package gcc-4.7
Version 4.7.3-12ubuntu1
Description GNU C compiler
Sub Section devel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove gcc-4.7 software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?