In order to update gcc
version in my debian pc. I am following this answer but it didn't work for me.
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [/etc/apt/sources.list.d] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:27]
└─[$] <> cat testing.list
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [/etc/apt/sources.list.d] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:27]
└─[$] <>
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [/etc/apt/preferences.d] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:27]
└─[$] <> cat testing
Package: gcc
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 100
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [/etc/apt/preferences.d] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:27]
└─[$] <>
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [~] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:30]
└─[$] <> sudo apt-get install -t testing gcc
[sudo] password for shravan40:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
gcc is already the newest version (4:4.9.2-2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
┌─[shravan40@ChangeStreet] - [~] - [Mon Oct 24, 13:30]
└─[$] <>
sudo apt-get update
" from the answer you're referring to. They downvote probably because of your prompt is too verbose. – 林果皞 Oct 24 '16 at 10:12