How To Install boost-random on CentOS 8

boost-random is Run-time component of boost random library Run-time component of boost random library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on CentOS 8.

What is `boost-random`

Run-time support for boost random library. boost-random 1.66.0 10.el8 x86_64 22 k boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm appstream Run-time component of boost random library http Boost and MIT and Python Run-time support for boost random library.

We can use yum or dnf to install boost-random on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-random.

Install boost-random 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-random using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost-random

Install boost-random 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-random using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost-random

How To Uninstall boost-random on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the boost-random package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove boost-random

boost-random Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/f0d69ccad2a9f95fb2b75f2f0b76422e1e4d96
/usr/lib64/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/bfa695c01fdd73e292de8e25a3e3dc5280d807
/usr/lib/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

[boost-random website](http://www.boost.org http://www.boost.org)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.