How To Install rb_libtorrent on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rb_libtorrent on CentOS 7.

What is rb_libtorrent

rb_libtorrent is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other BitTorrent implementations around. It is a library and not a full featured client, although it comes with a few working example clients. Its main goals are to be very efficient (in terms of CPU and memory usage) as well as being very easy to use both as a user and developer.

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

Install rb_libtorrent on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rb_libtorrent using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rb_libtorrent

Install rb_libtorrent 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 rb_libtorrent using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rb_libtorrent

How To Uninstall rb_libtorrent on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rb_libtorrent package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rb_libtorrent

References

• rb_libtorrent website

Summary

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