How To Install boost-program-options on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-program-options on CentOS 7. boost-program-options is Run-Time component of boost program_options library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-program-options on CentOS 7.

What is boost-program-options

Run-Time support of boost program options library, which allows program developers to obtain (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command line and configuration file. Run-Time support of boost program options library, which allows program developers to obtain (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command line and configuration file.

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

Install boost-program-options on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install boost-program-options using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost-program-options

Install boost-program-options 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 boost-program-options using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost-program-options

How To Uninstall boost-program-options on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove boost-program-options

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-program-options on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.