How To Install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8. boost169-numpy2 is Run-time component of boost numpy library for Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is boost169-numpy2

The Boost Python Library is a framework for interfacing Python and C++. It allows you to quickly and seamlessly expose C++ classes, functions and objects to Python, and vice versa, using no special tools – just your C++ compiler. This package contains run-time support for the NumPy extension of the Boost Python Library for Python 2.

We can use yum or dnf to install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost169-numpy2.

Install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install boost169-numpy2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost169-numpy2

Install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install boost169-numpy2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost169-numpy2

How To Uninstall boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the boost169-numpy2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove boost169-numpy2

boost169-numpy2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/88dc05cd46bf0dee35b930e722a63da6d673b9
/usr/lib64/libboost_numpy27.so.1.69.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-numpy2
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-numpy2/LICENSE_1_0.txt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-numpy2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.