GCC Releases
GCC releases may be downloaded from our mirror sites.
Important: these are source releases, so will be of little use if you do not already have a C++ compiler installed. As one option, there are pre-compiled binaries. for various platforms.
You can also retrieve our sources using Git.
GCC Timeline
The table is sorted by date. Please refer to our development plan for future releases and an alternative view of the release history.
| Release | Release date |
|---|---|
| GCC 10.5 | July 7, 2023 |
| GCC 11.4 | May 29, 2023 |
| GCC 12.3 | May 8, 2023 |
| GCC 13.1 | April 26, 2023 |
| GCC 12.2 | August 19, 2022 |
| GCC 10.4 | June 28, 2022 |
| GCC 9.5 | May 27, 2022 |
| GCC 12.1 | May 6, 2022 |
| GCC 11.3 | April 21, 2022 |
| GCC 11.2 | July 28, 2021 |
| GCC 9.4 | June 1, 2021 |
| GCC 8.5 | May 14, 2021 |
| GCC 11.1 | April 27, 2021 |
| GCC 10.3 | April 8, 2021 |
| GCC 10.2 | July 23, 2020 |
| GCC 10.1 | May 7, 2020 |
| GCC 9.3 | March 12, 2020 |
| GCC 8.4 | March 4, 2020 |
| GCC 7.5 | November 14, 2019 |
| GCC 9.2 | August 12, 2019 |
| GCC 9.1 | May 3, 2019 |
| GCC 8.3 | February 22, 2019 |
| GCC 7.4 | December 6, 2018 |
| GCC 6.5 | October 26, 2018 |
| GCC 8.2 | July 26, 2018 |
| GCC 8.1 | May 2, 2018 |
| GCC 7.3 | January 25, 2018 |
| GCC 5.5 | October 10, 2017 |
| GCC 7.2 | August 14, 2017 |
| GCC 6.4 | July 4, 2017 |
| GCC 7.1 | May 2, 2017 |
| GCC 6.3 | December 21, 2016 |
| GCC 6.2 | August 22, 2016 |
| GCC 4.9.4 | August 3, 2016 |
| GCC 5.4 | June 3, 2016 |
| GCC 6.1 | April 27, 2016 |
| GCC 5.3 | December 4, 2015 |
| GCC 5.2 | July 16, 2015 |
| GCC 4.9.3 | June 26, 2015 |
| GCC 4.8.5 | June 23, 2015 |
| GCC 5.1 | April 22, 2015 |
| GCC 4.8.4 | December 19, 2014 |
| GCC 4.9.2 | October 30, 2014 |
| GCC 4.9.1 | July 16, 2014 |
| GCC 4.7.4 | June 12, 2014 |
| GCC 4.8.3 | May 22, 2014 |
| GCC 4.9.0 | April 22, 2014 |
| GCC 4.8.2 | October 16, 2013 |
| GCC 4.8.1 | May 31, 2013 |
| GCC 4.6.4 | April 12, 2013 |
| GCC 4.7.3 | April 11, 2013 |
| GCC 4.8.0 | March 22, 2013 |
| GCC 4.7.2 | September 20, 2012 |
| GCC 4.5.4 | July 2, 2012 |
| GCC 4.7.1 | June 14, 2012 |
| GCC 4.7.0 | March 22, 2012 |
| GCC 4.4.7 | March 13, 2012 |
| GCC 4.6.3 | March 1, 2012 |
| GCC 4.6.2 | October 26, 2011 |
| GCC 4.6.1 | June 27, 2011 |
| GCC 4.3.6 | June 27, 2011 |
| GCC 4.5.3 | April 28, 2011 |
| GCC 4.4.6 | April 16, 2011 |
| GCC 4.6.0 | March 25, 2011 |
| GCC 4.5.2 | December 16, 2010 |
| GCC 4.4.5 | October 1, 2010 |
| GCC 4.5.1 | July 31, 2010 |
| GCC 4.3.5 | May 22, 2010 |
| GCC 4.4.4 | April 29, 2010 |
| GCC 4.5.0 | April 14, 2010 |
| GCC 4.4.3 | January 21, 2010 |
| GCC 4.4.2 | October 15, 2009 |
| GCC 4.3.4 | August 4, 2009 |
| GCC 4.4.1 | July 22, 2009 |
| GCC 4.4.0 | April 21, 2009 |
| GCC 4.3.3 | January 24, 2009 |
| GCC 4.3.2 | August 27, 2008 |
| GCC 4.3.1 | June 6, 2008 |
| GCC 4.2.4 | May 19, 2008 |
| GCC 4.3.0 | March 5, 2008 |
| GCC 4.2.3 | February 1, 2008 |
| GCC 4.2.2 | October 7, 2007 |
| GCC 4.2.1 | July 18, 2007 |
| GCC 4.2.0 | May 13, 2007 |
| GCC 4.1.2 | February 13, 2007 |
| GCC 4.0.4 | January 31, 2007 |
| GCC 4.1.1 | May 24, 2006 |
| GCC 4.0.3 | March 10, 2006 |
| GCC 3.4.6 | March 06, 2006 |
| GCC 4.1.0 | February 28, 2006 |
| GCC 3.4.5 | November 30, 2005 |
| GCC 4.0.2 | September 28, 2005 |
| GCC 4.0.1 | July 7, 2005 |
| GCC 3.4.4 | May 18, 2005 |
| GCC 3.3.6 | May 3, 2005 |
| GCC 4.0.0 | April 20, 2005 |
| GCC 3.4.3 | November 4, 2004 |
| GCC 3.3.5 | September 30, 2004 |
| GCC 3.4.2 | September 6, 2004 |
| GCC 3.4.1 | July 1, 2004 |
| GCC 3.3.4 | May 31, 2004 |
| GCC 3.4.0 | April 18, 2004 |
| GCC 3.3.3 | February 14, 2004 |
| GCC 3.3.2 | October 17, 2003 |
| GCC 3.3.1 | August 8, 2003 |
| GCC 3.3 | May 13, 2003 |
| GCC 3.2.3 | April 22, 2003 |
| GCC 3.2.2 | February 05, 2003 |
| GCC 3.2.1 | November 19, 2002 |
| GCC 3.2 | August 14, 2002 |
| GCC 3.1.1 | July 25, 2002 |
| GCC 3.1 | May 15, 2002 |
| GCC 3.0.4 | February 20, 2002 |
| GCC 3.0.3 | December 20, 2001 |
| GCC 3.0.2 | October 25, 2001 |
| GCC 3.0.1 | August 20, 2001 |
| GCC 3.0 | June 18, 2001 |
| GCC 2.95.3 | March 16, 2001 |
| GCC 2.95.2 | October 24, 1999 |
| GCC 2.95.1 | August 19, 1999 |
| GCC 2.95 | July 31, 1999 |
| EGCS 1.1.2 | March 15, 1999 |
| EGCS 1.1.1 | December 1, 1998 |
| EGCS 1.1 | September 3, 1998 |
| EGCS 1.0.3 | May 15, 1998 |
| EGCS 1.0.2 | March 16, 1998 |
| gcc 2.8.1 | March 2, 1998 |
| gcc 2.8.0 | January 7, 1998 |
| EGCS 1.0.1 | January 6, 1998 |
| EGCS 1.0 | December 3, 1997 |
| 2.7.2.3 | August 22, 1997 |
| 2.7.2.2 | January 29, 1997 |
| 2.7.2.1 | June 29, 1996 |
| 2.7.2 | November 26, 1995 |
| 2.7.1 | November 12, 1995 |
| 2.7.0 | June 16, 1995 |
| 2.6.3 | November 30, 1994 |
| 2.6.2 | November 12, 1994 |
| 2.6.1 | November 1, 1994 |
| 2.6.0 | July 14, 1994 |
| 2.5.8 | January 24, 1994 |
| 2.5.7 | December 12, 1993 |
| 2.5.6 | December 3, 1993 |
| 2.5.5 | November 27, 1993 |
| 2.5.4 | November 16, 1993 |
| 2.5.3 | November 11, 1993 |
| 2.5.2 | November 1, 1993 |
| 2.5.1 | October 31, 1993 |
| 2.5.0 | October 22, 1993 |
| 2.4.5 | June 20, 1993 |
| 2.4.4 | June 19, 1993 |
| 2.4.3 | June 1, 1993 |
| 2.4.2 | May 31, 1993 |
| 2.4.1 | May 26, 1993 |
| 2.4.0 | May 17, 1993 |
| 2.3.3 | December 26, 1992 |
| 2.3.2 | November 27, 1992 |
| 2.3.1 | November 1, 1992 |
| 2.3 | October 31, 1992 |
| 2.2.2 | June 14, 1992 |
| 2.2.1 | June 9, 1992 |
| 2.2 | June 8, 1992 |
| 2.1 | March 24, 1992 |
| 2.0 | February 22, 1992 |
| 1.42.0 (g++) | September 20, 1992 |
| 1.42 | September 20, 1992 |
| 1.41 | August 27, 1992 |
| 1.41.0 (g++) | July 13, 1992 |
| 1.40.3 (g++) | October 19, 1991 |
| 1.40 | June 1, 1991 |
| 1.39.1 (g++) | May 4, 1991 |
| 1.39 | January 16, 1991 |
| 1.38 | December 21, 1990 |
| 1.37.1 (g++) | March 1, 1990 |
| 1.37.0 (g++) | February 28, 1990 |
| 1.37.1 | February 21, 1990 |
| 1.37 | February 11, 1990 |
| 1.36.4 (g++) | January 30, 1990 |
| 1.36.3 (g++) | January 16, 1990 |
| 1.36 | September 24, 1989 |
| 1.35 | April 26, 1989 |
| 1.34 | February 23, 1989 |
| 1.33 | February 1, 1989 |
| 1.32 | December 21, 1988 |
| 1.31 | November 19, 1988 |
| 1.30 | October 13, 1988 |
| 1.29 | October 6, 1988 |
| 1.28 | September 14, 1988 |
| 1.27 | September 5, 1988 |
| 1.26 | August 18, 1988 |
| 1.25 | August 3, 1988 |
| 1.24 | July 2, 1988 |
| 1.23 | June 26, 1988 |
| 1.22 | May 22, 1988 |
| 1.21 | May 1, 1988 |
| 1.20 | April 19, 1988 |
| 1.19 | March 29, 1988 |
| 1.18 | February 4, 1988 |
| 1.17 | January 9, 1988 |
| 1.16 | December 19, 1987 |
| 1.15.3 (g++) | December 18, 1987 |
| 1.15 | November 28, 1987 |
| 1.14 | November 6, 1987 |
| 1.13 | October 12, 1987 |
| 1.12 | October 3, 1987 |
| 1.11 | September 5, 1987 (announced late) |
| 1.10 | August 22, 1987 |
| 1.9 | August 18, 1987 (never announced) |
| 1.8 | August 10, 1987 |
| 1.7 | July 21, 1987 |
| 1.6 | July 2, 1987 |
| 1.5 | June 18, 1987 |
| 1.4 | June 13, 1987 |
| 1.3 | June 10, 1987 |
| 1.2 | June 1, 1987 |
| 1.1 | May 24, 1987 |
| 1.0 | May 23, 1987 |
| 0.9 (first beta release) | March 22, 1987 |
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How to Check GCC Version on Ubuntu
When working with C and C++ programming languages, it is essential to use a compatible compiler that supports the desired language features and optimizes the code accordingly. GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, is a popular choice for compiling C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, and other languages. It is crucial to know the version of GCC installed on your Ubuntu system to ensure that it supports the code you are working with, especially when dealing with recent language features or libraries.
In this guide, we will walk you through the process of checking the GCC version on an Ubuntu system. By following these steps, you will be able to determine if your system has the appropriate version of GCC installed and if an upgrade or downgrade is necessary to meet your development needs.
Open the Terminal
To begin, open the terminal application on your Ubuntu system. You can either search for “Terminal” in the applications menu or press Ctrl + Alt + T to open a new terminal window.
Option 1: “gcc –version”
Once the terminal is open, enter the following command to check the installed GCC version:
This command will display the current GCC version installed on your system, along with additional information about the compiler.
ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ gcc --version gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) 4.8.2 Copyright (C) 2013 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.
Option 2: “gcc -v”
Alternatively, you can type “gcc -v” command:
ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ gcc -v Using built-in specs. COLLECT_GCC=gcc COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/lto-wrapper Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.8/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=-4.8 --enable-shared --enable-linker-build-id --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.8 --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --with-sysroot=/ --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-gnu-unique-object --disable-libmudflap --enable-plugin --with-system-zlib --disable-browser-plugin --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --enable-java-home --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --enable-objc-gc --enable-multiarch --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i686 --with-abi=m64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
The “gcc -v” command provides more detailed information about your GCC installation compared to “gcc –version”. When you execute this command, it displays information about the compiler’s configuration, including the target system, supported languages, and the options used during the compilation process. This information can be helpful if you need to know the specifics of your GCC installation, such as the target architecture or enabled features.
Option 3: “aptitude show gcc”
Another alternative is to execute “aptitude show gcc” command:
ehowstuff@ubuntu14:~$ aptitude show gcc Package: gcc State: installed Automatically installed: yes Version: 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 Priority: optional Section: devel Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers Architecture: amd64 Uncompressed Size: 42.0 k Depends: cpp (>= 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6), gcc-4.8 (>= 4.8.2-5~) Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev Suggests: gcc-multilib, make, manpages-dev, autoconf, automake1.9, libtool, flex, bison, gdb, gcc-doc Conflicts: gcc-doc (< 1:2.95.3), gcc-doc (< 1:2.95.3), gcc Provides: c-compiler Description: GNU C compiler This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C. This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C compiler.
The "aptitude show gcc" command gives you information about the GCC package from the package manager's perspective. Aptitude is a package manager used in Debian and Ubuntu systems, and the command provides details such as the package version, dependencies, a description of the package, and its file size. This information can be useful when managing software packages on your system, especially when dealing with dependencies or determining which version of GCC is available through the package manager.
Commands and Functions:
- gcc - The GNU Compiler Collection command
- --version - An option that displays the version information of the installed GCC
- gcc -v - This command displays verbose information about the installed GCC version, including the configuration options used during the compilation process, supported languages, and the target architecture.
- aptitude show gcc - This command provides detailed package information for the installed GCC compiler, including package version, dependencies, description, and file size. Aptitude is a package manager for Debian and Ubuntu systems that simplifies the management of software packages.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you have successfully checked the GCC version on your Ubuntu system. With this information, you can now determine whether your current GCC installation meets the requirements for your development projects. If necessary, you can upgrade or downgrade your GCC installation to a version that supports the desired language features and optimizations.
We hope this guide has been helpful in learning how to check the GCC version on your Ubuntu system. If you have any suggestions or improvements, please feel free to leave a comment below.