How To Install boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8. boost169-log is Run-time component of boost logging library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `boost169-log`

Boost.Log library aims to make logging significantly easier for the application developer. It provides a wide range of out-of-the-box tools along with public interfaces for extending the library.

We can use yum or dnf to install boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boost169-log.

Install boost169-log 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 boost169-log using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost169-log

Install boost169-log 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 boost169-log using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost169-log

How To Uninstall boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost169-log

boost169-log Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/510b6f87564efd71aa384c32a13e6f009ef274
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/38e919073f5960eb5625aec4e2f9b8e2655697
/usr/lib64/libboost_log.so.1.69.0
/usr/lib64/libboost_log_setup.so.1.69.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-log
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-log/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

boost169-log website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boost169-log on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.