How To Install Boost C++ Library On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

This is how boost C++ library can be installed into a location that is needed to be put. Here I have installed into a folder in my home home folder. All the below command executed from a folder that contain boost_1_59_0.tar.bz2 file. Boost has been installed without ICU.

$ lsb_release -a

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release:    14.04
Codename:    trusty

$ python -V

Python 2.7.6

$ sudo apt-get install g++

$ sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev

$ sudo apt-get install libicu-dev

$ sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

$ sudo apt-get install autotools-dev

$ tar --bzip2 -xf boost_1_59_0.tar.bz2

$ cd boost_1_59_0/

$ ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/home/nipun/BoostLibs --without-icu

$ ./b2 install --prefix=/home/nipun/BoostLibs