Information about the package, boost-thread, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The boost-thread package is designed for, Runtime component of boost thread library.
Package Name:
boost-thread
Summary:
Runtime component of boost thread library
Description:
Runtime component Boost.Thread library, which provides classes and functions for managing multiple threads of execution, and for synchronizing data between the threads or providing separate copies of data specific to individual threads.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.41.0
Release:
28.el6
Size:
44 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
Boost
Control the boost-thread package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install boost-thread
This command will install boost-thread on the server.
yum remove boost-thread
This command will un-install boost-thread on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost-thread, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove boost-thread
This command will un-install boost-thread 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-thread when using the -y flag.
yum update boost-thread
This command will update boost-thread to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove boost-thread, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update boost-thread
This command will update boost-thread 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-thread when using the -y flag.
yum info boost-thread
This command will show you core information about the boost-thread package.
yum deplist boost-thread
This command will show you the dependencies for boost-thread. 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-thread
This command will check if there is an update waiting on boost-thread. 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.