How To Install cli11-devel on CentOS 8

cli11-devel is Command line parser for C++11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cli11-devel on CentOS 8.

What is cli11-devel

CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.

We can use yum or dnf to install cli11-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cli11-devel.

Install cli11-devel 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 cli11-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cli11-devel

Install cli11-devel 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 cli11-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cli11-devel

How To Uninstall cli11-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the cli11-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cli11-devel

cli11-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/CLI
/usr/include/CLI/App.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/CLI.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Config.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/ConfigFwd.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Error.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Formatter.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/FormatterFwd.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Macros.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Option.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Optional.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Split.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Timer.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/TypeTools.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Validators.hpp
/usr/include/CLI/Version.hpp
/usr/lib64/cmake/CLI11
/usr/lib64/cmake/CLI11/CLI11Config.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/CLI11/CLI11ConfigVersion.cmake
/usr/share/doc/cli11-devel
/usr/share/doc/cli11-devel/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/cli11-devel/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/cli11-devel
/usr/share/licenses/cli11-devel/LICENSE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cli11-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.