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How do I install gcc so I can upgrade my RH 6.2 kernel?

May 25th, 2001 09:55
Stas Kysel, mike gifford,

1. Actually, you don't need gcc to upgrade kernel:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html
You may need gcc to _recompile_ kernel. But RH kernels have almost
everything you might want, so recompiling them is quite rare.
2. gcc RPM is included in the distribution of RedHat.
You can grab it at ftp://ftp.redhat.com/
Currently it is located at
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/redhat-6.2-en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/egcs-1.1.2-30.i386.rpm
It is good idea to check first for updated RPMS at
ftp://updates.redhat.com/