How to Install and Uninstall boost.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "boost.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install boost.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                boost.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "boost.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall boost.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                boost.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the boost.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 2:08:21 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : boost
Version : 1.66.0
Release : 10.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 10 k
Source : boost-1.66.0-10.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : The free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries
URL : http://www.boost.org
License : Boost and MIT and Python
Description : Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries. The
: emphasis is on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard
: Library, in the hopes of establishing "existing practice" for
: extensions and providing reference implementations so that the Boost
: libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. (Some of the
: libraries have already been included in the C++ 2011 standard and
: others have been proposed to the C++ Standards Committee for inclusion
: in future standards.)