How To Install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8. boost-random is Run-time component of boost random library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `boost-random`

Run-time support for boost random library.

We can use yum or dnf to install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost-random.

Install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install boost-random

Install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install boost-random

How To Uninstall boost-random on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost-random

boost-random Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/bd48ff4603455f0e235d3b642eea5dec6b2050
/usr/lib/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/f0d69ccad2a9f95fb2b75f2f0b76422e1e4d96
/usr/lib64/libboost_random.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random
/usr/share/licenses/boost-random/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

boost-random website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-random on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.