Information about the package, boost148, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The boost148 package is designed for, The free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
Package Name:
boost148
Summary:
The free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries
URL:
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 proposed for inclusion in the C++ Standards Committee''s upcoming C++ Standard Library Technical Report.)
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.48.0
Release:
7.el6
Size:
6.3 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
Boost and MIT and Python
Control the boost148 package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install boost148
This command will install boost148 on the server.
yum remove boost148
This command will un-install boost148 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost148, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove boost148
This command will un-install boost148 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove boost148 when using the -y flag.
yum update boost148
This command will update boost148 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost148, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update boost148
This command will update boost148 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove boost148 when using the -y flag.
yum info boost148
This command will show you core information about the boost148 package.
yum deplist boost148
This command will show you the dependencies for boost148. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update boost148
This command will check if there is an update waiting on boost148. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.