Install and setup Boost on Ubuntu 18.04

Boost is an advanced C++ library containing useful applications. This blog will teach you how to install and setup boost step by step on Ubuntu.

Install and setup Boost

First, download bz2 version boost to the folder you want you install.

Then open a terminal and go to the directory where you download boost, uncopress the file:

tar --bzip2 -xf /your/path/boost_1_73_0.tar.bz2

Next, go to extracted directory and run ./bootstrap.sh, I set prefix=/usr/local, which need administrator permission:

sudo ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local --with-toolset=gcc

Then, run:

./b2 toolset=gcc

and

./b2 install

Finally you need to restart your computer and then you can enjoy boost libraries ! When you compile your code, don’t forget to include the path of boost:

c++ -I path/to/boost_1_73_0 your_code.cpp -o target

Ref

1. Boost Getting Started on Unix Variants
2. How to Compile and Install Boost Libraries on Linux