How To Install boost-wave on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-wave on CentOS 8. boost-wave is Run-time component of boost C99/C++ preprocessing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-wave on CentOS 8.

What is boost-wave

Run-time support for the Boost.Wave library, a Standards conforming, and highly configurable implementation of the mandated C99/C++ preprocessor functionality. Run-time support for the Boost.Wave library, a Standards conforming, and highly configurable implementation of the mandated C99/C++ preprocessor functionality.

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

Install boost-wave on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install boost-wave

Install boost-wave on CentOS 8 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-wave using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost-wave

How To Uninstall boost-wave on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost-wave

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost-wave on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.