How To Install cpp-hocon on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-hocon on Rocky Linux 8. cpp-hocon is C++ support for the HOCON configuration file format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpp-hocon on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `cpp-hocon`

This is a port of the TypesafeConfig library to C++. The library provides C++ support for the HOCON configuration file format.

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

Install cpp-hocon 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 cpp-hocon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cpp-hocon

Install cpp-hocon 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 cpp-hocon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cpp-hocon

How To Uninstall cpp-hocon on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the cpp-hocon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cpp-hocon

cpp-hocon Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/513a8e678acc40e13ba2b06d9ec145496d6463
/usr/lib64/libcpp-hocon.so.0.2.1
/usr/share/licenses/cpp-hocon
/usr/share/licenses/cpp-hocon/LICENSE

References

cpp-hocon website

Summary

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