Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-thread on CentOS 8.
What is boost-thread
Run-time component Boost.Thread library, which provides classes and functions for managing multiple threads of execution, and for synchronizing data between the threads or providing separate copies of data specific to individual threads. boost-thread 1.66.0 10.el8 x86_64 58 k boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Run-time component of boost thread library http Boost and MIT and Python Run-time component Boost.Thread library, which provides classes and functions for managing multiple threads of execution, and for synchronizing data between the threads or providing separate copies of data specific to individual threads.
We can use yum or dnf to install boost-thread on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-thread.
Install boost-thread 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-thread using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boost-thread
Install boost-thread 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-thread using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boost-thread
How To Uninstall boost-thread on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the boost-thread package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boost-thread
boost-thread Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3f
/usr/lib/.build-id/3f/22a87e4e64944228433063ae5b2e6a3333e498
/usr/lib/libboost_thread.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/df403a0bb460c8fb5f306881f96afba4b4ef1e
/usr/lib64/libboost_thread.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread/LICENSE_1_0.txt
References
- [boost-thread website](http://www.boost.org
http://www.boost.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-thread on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
