How To Install boost169-program-options on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is boost169-program-options

Run-time support of boost program options library, which allows program developers to obtain (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command-line and configuration file.

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

Install boost169-program-options 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-program-options using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boost169-program-options

Install boost169-program-options 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-program-options using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boost169-program-options

How To Uninstall boost169-program-options on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove boost169-program-options

References

• boost169-program-options website

Summary

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