How To Install boost169-timer on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is boost169-timer

“How long does my C++ code take to run?” The Boost Timer library answers that question and does so portably, with as little as one #include and one additional line of code.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install boost169-timer

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

sudo yum -y install boost169-timer

How To Uninstall boost169-timer on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove boost169-timer

boost169-timer Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/cab40aa8a1af6126ccb7f3d152c0964bcbc84a
/usr/lib64/libboost_timer.so.1.69.0
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-timer
/usr/share/licenses/boost169-timer/LICENSE_1_0.txt

References

Summary

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