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  • Are you looking for an alternative to downloading the gcc source files and compiling yourself, or are you ok with building the package from source? Commented Apr 13, 2012 at 19:03
  • @sbtkd85 whichever gets the job done but i prefer the simplest way like downloading binaries or adding a repo to apt-get or such Commented Apr 13, 2012 at 19:41
  • Lenny is Debian 5. Squeeze is Debian 6. Are you on 5 or 6? Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 0:57
  • Also, is there a particular reason you need 4.7? One of the reasons Debian doesn't rapidly add the latest versions is because they feel production level stability trumps having the latest and greatest. Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 7:52
  • @acidzombie24: If you mean squeeze, as I think you do, please edit your question to say that. Thanks. Commented Apr 15, 2012 at 8:27