Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-program-options on CentOS 8.
What is boost-program-options
Run-time support of boost program options library, which allows program developers to obtain (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command-line and configuration file. boost-program-options 1.66.0 10.el8 x86_64 141 k boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Run-time component of boost program_options library http Boost and MIT and Python Run-time support of boost program options library, which allows program developers to obtain (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command-line and configuration file.
We can use yum or dnf to install boost-program-options on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-program-options.
Install boost-program-options 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-program-options using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boost-program-options
Install boost-program-options 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-program-options using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boost-program-options
How To Uninstall boost-program-options on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the boost-program-options package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boost-program-options
boost-program-options Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/6ce193c5a9d6f03d0ac600d314c8834b2afb00
/usr/lib/libboost_program_options.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-program-options
/usr/share/licenses/boost-program-options/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/e524aca24a8d63a849c9e4addb5b5f2c2a2c9c
/usr/lib64/libboost_program_options.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-program-options
/usr/share/licenses/boost-program-options/LICENSE_1_0.txt
References
- [boost-program-options website](http://www.boost.org
http://www.boost.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-program-options on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
