How To Install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7. boost169-filesystem is Run-time component of boost filesystem library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7.

What is boost169-filesystem

Run-time support for the Boost Filesystem Library, which provides portable facilities to query and manipulate paths, files, and directories.

We can use yum or dnf to install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost169-filesystem.

Install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install boost169-filesystem using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost169-filesystem

Install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7 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 boost169-filesystem using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost169-filesystem

How To Uninstall boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the boost169-filesystem package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove boost169-filesystem

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-filesystem on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.