Install g++ when having gcc (C only) — RH6

Question

I have a RedHat 6 machine, which came with gcc but without g++. The gcc version is 4.4.4 20100726 (this is what I got from gcc --version).

How can I get g++ working? Currently, the shell just returns "command not found".

St3fan · Answer 1 · 2011-10-27 15:08:15Z

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You need to install the gcc-c++ package: yum install gcc-c++

edited Oct 27 '11 at 15:08

St3fan
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answered Nov 23 '10 at 14:29

iamsid
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	Thank you - but I'm getting "No package gcc-c++ available". What can be the reason? – rursw1 Nov 23 '10 at 14:45
	Post the results of `rpm -qa \| grep gcc` – iamsid Nov 23 '10 at 15:03
	@iamsid `rpm -qa \| grep gc` for me gives only these packages: `libgcc-4.4.5-6.el6.x86_64`, `gcc-4.4.5-6.el6.x86_64` – Artem Oboturov Aug 20 '11 at 14:09
	@ArtemAO If your server is not registered on rhn yum will not work.. You'd have to install the version on your cd. – Mike Aug 20 '11 at 16:43

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