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I need to install GDB 8.0 or above in my CentOS 7. My current version of gdb is 7.6.1.

I have followed the guide at devtoolset-7-gdb | Install HowTo:

  1. yum install centos-release-scl-rh

  2. yum --enablerepo=centos-sclo-rh-testing install devtoolset-7-gdb

but when I hit gdb -v, I get my old version: 7.6.1 and not 8.0.

jww
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I would suggest you to follow below mentioned steps, which have been referred from here.

Step 1. Install a package with repository for your system:

On CentOS, install package centos-release-scl available in CentOS repository:

sudo yum -y install centos-release-scl

On RHEL, enable RHSCL repository for you system:

sudo yum-config-manager --enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms

Step 2. Install the collection:

sudo yum -y install devtoolset-7

Step 3. Start using software collections:

scl enable devtoolset-7 bash