How To Install mpir-c++ on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpir-c++ on Rocky Linux 8. mpir-c++ is Bindings for using mpir in C++ applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpir-c++ on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `mpir-c++`

Bindings for using mpir in C++ applications

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

Install mpir-c++ 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 mpir-c++ using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mpir-c++

Install mpir-c++ 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 mpir-c++ using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mpir-c++

How To Uninstall mpir-c++ on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mpir-c++ package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mpir-c++

mpir-c++ Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/0c/be05dd27fee29037f63ced487de51346186a7c
/usr/lib64/libmpirxx.so.8
/usr/lib64/libmpirxx.so.8.4.3

References

mpir-c++ website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpir-c++ on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.