gcc prerequisites

To build any software that links against external libraries, you will need a C compiler and development versions of any libraries you may be linking against. To ensure that things work properly, install the compiler using the standard method for your operating system.

In Fedora, this would be done using the dnf tool:

sudo dnf install -y gcc

If you are unsure whether you have gcc installed, type the following command in a terminal window:

gcc -version  

If gcc is installed, you'll see something like this: