pjgat09@pjgat09-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install gcc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 134 not upgraded.
Need to get 5148B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main gcc 4:4.1.1-6ubuntu3 [5148B]
Fetched 5148B in 10s (485B/s)
(Reading database ... 88423 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gcc 4:4.1.1-6ubuntu3 (using .../gcc_4%3a4.1.1-6ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Removing old gcc doc directory.
Unpacking replacement gcc ...
Setting up gcc (4.1.1-6ubuntu3) ...