How to Install and Uninstall boost-devel.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 22,2025

1. Install "boost-devel.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install boost-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "boost-devel.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall boost-devel.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boost-devel.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : boost-devel
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.53.0
Release : 27.amzn2.0.5
Size : 7.0 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : The Boost C++ headers and shared development libraries
URL : http://www.boost.org
License : Boost and MIT and Python
Description : Headers and shared object symbolic links for the Boost C++
: libraries.