How To Install boost-thread on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is boost-thread

Run-time component Boost.Thread library, which provides classes and functions for managing multiple threads of execution, and for synchronizing data between the threads or providing separate copies of data specific to individual threads.

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

Install boost-thread 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-thread using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost-thread

Install boost-thread 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-thread using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost-thread

How To Uninstall boost-thread on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost-thread

boost-thread Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/f9d1524be7a5fd833d56c5c7b2e1ecf2160767
/usr/lib/libboost_thread.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/df403a0bb460c8fb5f306881f96afba4b4ef1e
/usr/lib64/libboost_thread.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread
/usr/share/licenses/boost-thread/LICENSE_1_0.txt

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Summary

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