How to install Boost ==================== From PyPI ^^^^^^^^^ $ pip3 install boost From sources ^^^^^^^^^^^^ * You need at least Python 3.4. * On some Linux Distribution **setuptools** package does not come with default python install, you need to install it. * Install **PIP**:: $ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -O - | sudo python3 * Install **setuptools** module:: $ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -O - | sudo python3 (Alternatively, Setuptools may be installed to a user-local path):: $ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -O - | python3 - --user * Untar the tarball and go to the source directory with the following commands:: $ tar zxvf boost-0.1.tar.gz $ cd boost * Next, to install Boost on your computer, type the following command with the root user:: $ python3 setup.py install $ # or $ python3 setup.py install --install-scripts=/usr/bin