How To Install QuantLib on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install QuantLib on CentOS 7. QuantLib is A software framework for quantitative finance

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install QuantLib on CentOS 7.

What is QuantLib

QuantLib is a free/open-source library for modeling, trading, and risk management in real-life.

We can use yum or dnf to install QuantLib on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install QuantLib.

Install QuantLib on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install QuantLib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install QuantLib

Install QuantLib on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install QuantLib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install QuantLib

How To Uninstall QuantLib on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove QuantLib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install QuantLib on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.