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How to install libboost-devel on CentOS 6.3?

I have tried the following command:

yum install libboost-devel

Output:

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
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Setting up Install Process
No package libboost-devel available.
Error: Nothing to do

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You'll want to install the boost-devel package.

Package description: boost-devel.x86_64 : The Boost C++ headers and shared development libraries

yum install boost-devel
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    Works perfectly on CentOS 7.3 x64 as well, many thanks! (April 21, 2017)
    – Rob R.
    Apr 21, 2017 at 19:35

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