Install Gcc 4.1
sudo apt-get install gcc-4.1
Set gcc 4.1 as default version
After that, use this command to list installed gcc in your Ubuntu:
ls /usr/bin/gcc*
and use this command to check which is default:
gcc -v
1.) Now, add alternatives for gcc:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.4 40 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 30
run this command which lists available versions, then type a number to set default.
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc
There are 2 choices for the alternative gcc (providing /usr/bin/gcc).
Selection Path Priority Status
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0 /usr/bin/gcc-4.4 40 auto mode
* 1 /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 30 manual mode
2 /usr/bin/gcc-4.4 40 manual mode
2.) add alternatives for g++, i486-linux-gnu-gcc, and i486-linux-gnu-g++ and set 4.1 as default:
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.4 40 update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-4.1 30 update-alternatives --config g++
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-gcc i486-linux-gnu-gcc /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-gcc-4.4 40 update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-gcc i486-linux-gnu-gcc /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-gcc-4.1 30 update-alternatives --config i486-linux-gnu-gcc
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-g++ i486-linux-gnu-g++ /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-g++-4.4 40 update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-g++ i486-linux-gnu-g++ /usr/bin/i486-linux-gnu-g++-4.1 30 update-alternatives --config i486-linux-gnu-g++