Version control on Linux

Managing an Ubuntu server I found this tool that lets me manage program versions. Let’s say you have to work with some old programs and you need to use gcc version 5.5.0, but you type gcc --version and it says 10.3.0, it would be great if you could do something that lets you use the older version as gcc instead of gcc-5.5. Here is how you do it. Update-alternatives Update-alternatives is a great tool to set versions for different versions of the same program such as compilers or libraries....

Friday, Apr 1, 2022 · Evelio Mora