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