How To Install boost-timer on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is `boost-timer`

“How long does my C++ code take to run?” The Boost Timer library answers that question and does so portably, with as little as one #include and one additional line of code.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install boost-timer

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

sudo yum -y install boost-timer

How To Uninstall boost-timer on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost-timer

boost-timer Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/ad0c15a6f49f59a656a337b488bbbb2d603856
/usr/lib64/libboost_timer.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-timer
/usr/share/licenses/boost-timer/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/024e48d74dd6920b87388eb938235f5aa34bf0
/usr/lib/libboost_timer.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-timer
/usr/share/licenses/boost-timer/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

boost-timer website

Summary

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