How To Install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8.
What is boost-filesystem
Run-time support for the Boost Filesystem Library, which provides portable facilities to query and manipulate paths, files, and directories.
We can use yum or dnf to install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-filesystem.
Install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install boost-filesystem using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boost-filesystem
Install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install boost-filesystem using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boost-filesystem
How To Uninstall boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the boost-filesystem package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boost-filesystem
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
