Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-log on CentOS 8.
What is boost-log
Boost.Log library aims to make logging significantly easier for the application developer. It provides a wide range of out-of-the-box tools along with public interfaces for extending the library. boost-log 1.66.0 10.el8 x86_64 448 k boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Run-time component of boost logging library http Boost and MIT and Python Boost.Log library aims to make logging significantly easier for the application developer. It provides a wide range of out-of-the-box tools along with public interfaces for extending the library.
We can use yum or dnf to install boost-log on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-log.
Install boost-log on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install boost-log using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boost-log
Install boost-log on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install boost-log using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boost-log
How To Uninstall boost-log on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the boost-log package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boost-log
boost-log Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/2df83c36d824d9d3e6a9c27443c7b81b8aa848
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/a13ec6e08c2ea0ee7494f1900a05b23007276e
/usr/lib/libboost_log.so.1.66.0
/usr/lib/libboost_log_setup.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-log
/usr/share/licenses/boost-log/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/fe089a86004d66288307e8dff2c72e444beb33
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/b21816a687249cbd282387575b32cca4e15dde
/usr/lib64/libboost_log.so.1.66.0
/usr/lib64/libboost_log_setup.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-log
/usr/share/licenses/boost-log/LICENSE_1_0.txt
References
- [boost-log website](http://www.boost.org
http://www.boost.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-log on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
