Information about the package, boost-static, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The boost-static package is designed for, The Boost C++ static development libraries.
Package Name:
boost-static
Summary:
The Boost C++ static development libraries
Description:
Static Boost C++ libraries.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.41.0
Release:
28.el6
Size:
3.9 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Boost
Control the boost-static package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install boost-static
This command will install boost-static on the server.
yum remove boost-static
This command will un-install boost-static on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove boost-static
This command will un-install boost-static 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 boost-static when using the -y flag.
yum update boost-static
This command will update boost-static to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost-static, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update boost-static
This command will update boost-static 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 boost-static when using the -y flag.
yum info boost-static
This command will show you core information about the boost-static package.
yum deplist boost-static
This command will show you the dependencies for boost-static. 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 boost-static
This command will check if there is an update waiting on boost-static. 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.