How To Install gmp-c++ on CentOS 8

gmp-c++ is C++ bindings for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library C++ bindings for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library

Introduction

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

What is gmp-c++

Bindings for using the GNU MP arbitrary precision library in C++ applications. gmp-c++ 1 6.1.2 10.el8 x86_64 33 k gmp-6.1.2-10.el8.src.rpm baseos C++ bindings for the GNU MP arbitrary precision library http LGPLv3+ or GPLv2+ Bindings for using the GNU MP arbitrary precision library in C++ applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install gmp-c++ on CentOS 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 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 gmp-c++ using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gmp-c++

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

sudo yum -y install gmp-c++

How To Uninstall gmp-c++ on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gmp-c++

gmp-c++ Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/95d20bba90a6391ef59c42c9338323e073b78a
/usr/lib/libgmpxx.so.4
/usr/lib/libgmpxx.so.4.5.2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/324e65c33f994b233957d191a0434334372c54
/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 CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.