Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on CentOS 8.
What is boost-random
Run-time support for boost random library. boost-random 1.66.0 10.el8 x86_64 22 k boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Run-time component of boost random library http Boost and MIT and Python Run-time support for boost random library.
We can use yum or dnf to install boost-random on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-random.
Install boost-random 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-random using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boost-random
Install boost-random 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-random using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boost-random
How To Uninstall boost-random on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the boost-random package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boost-random
boost-random Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/f0d69ccad2a9f95fb2b75f2f0b76422e1e4d96
/usr/lib64/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/bfa695c01fdd73e292de8e25a3e3dc5280d807
/usr/lib/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt
References
- [boost-random website](http://www.boost.org
http://www.boost.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
