How To Install boost-wave on Rocky Linux 8

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

We can use yum or dnf to install boost-wave on Rocky Linux 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 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-wave using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost-wave

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

sudo yum -y install boost-wave

How To Uninstall boost-wave on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost-wave

boost-wave Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/fdf20253626d8911239a836ad120b2e9c710b6
/usr/lib64/libboost_wave.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-wave
/usr/share/licenses/boost-wave/LICENSE_1_0.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5d/bcbad8b731f2d0cc6e50f8a727e9fc12ca7f7b
/usr/lib/libboost_wave.so.1.66.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost-wave
/usr/share/licenses/boost-wave/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

boost-wave website

Summary

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