How To Install libodb-boost on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-boost on CentOS 7. libodb-boost is Boost ODB runtime library from Code Synthesis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libodb-boost on CentOS 7.

What is libodb-boost

ODB is an object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. It provides tools, APIs, and library support that allow you to persist C++ objects to a relational database (RDBMS) without having to deal with tables, columns, or SQL and without manually writing any of the mapping code. This package contains the Boost ODB profile library. The Boost profile provides support for persisting Boost smart pointers, containers, and value types with the ODB system.

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

Install libodb-boost on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libodb-boost

Install libodb-boost 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 libodb-boost using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libodb-boost

How To Uninstall libodb-boost on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libodb-boost package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libodb-boost

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Summary

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