How To Install rb_libtorrent on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rb_libtorrent on Rocky Linux 8. rb_libtorrent is A C++ BitTorrent library aiming to be the best alternative

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rb_libtorrent on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rb_libtorrent

rb_libtorrent is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other BitTorrent implementations around. It is a library and not a full featured client, although it comes with a few working example clients. Its main goals are to be very efficient (in terms of CPU and memory usage) as well as being very easy to use both as a user and developer.

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

Install rb_libtorrent 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 rb_libtorrent using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rb_libtorrent

Install rb_libtorrent 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 rb_libtorrent using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rb_libtorrent

How To Uninstall rb_libtorrent on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rb_libtorrent package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rb_libtorrent

rb_libtorrent Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/80
/usr/lib/.build-id/80/97ebdb2f30537191c85e8b770ba3bcd1b0021c
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10
/usr/lib64/libtorrent-rasterbar.so.10.0.0
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/rb_libtorrent/ChangeLog
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent
/usr/share/licenses/rb_libtorrent/COPYING

References

Summary

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