How To Install gmp-c++ on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmp-c++ on Rocky Linux 8. gmp-c++ is C++ bindings for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmp-c++ on Rocky Linux 8.

What is gmp-c++

Bindings for using the GNU MP arbitrary precision library in C++ applications.

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

Install gmp-c++ 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 gmp-c++ using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gmp-c++

Install gmp-c++ 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 gmp-c++ using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gmp-c++

How To Uninstall gmp-c++ on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the gmp-c++ package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gmp-c++

gmp-c++ Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/63873d27af69ef6a860f3860c83aa566075e26
/usr/lib/libgmpxx.so.4
/usr/lib/libgmpxx.so.4.5.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/7c919faad98af09160558be6f2f2fc177a2e98
/usr/lib64/libgmpxx.so.4
/usr/lib64/libgmpxx.so.4.5.2

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmp-c++ on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.