Build Boost 1.55.0 C++ Libraries on Ubuntu

  Boost libraries are used by C++ programmers to increase the productivity of software product development process. Instead of reinventing the wheel, by using Boost libraries initial-development time costs are decreased remarkably.
  Boost libraries include many benefits for C++ programmers, such as shared_ptr, arrays, serialization, I/O etc. , which most of the time causes troubles. So it becomes crucial to invest time to learn Boost libraries for a C++ programmer to use these benefits and advantages.
  Most Linux distributions come with pre-installed Boost libraries. However, they do not always contain the latest version of Boost libraries.
  In order to build and start using on Ubuntu OS following steps can be followed :

1- download boost_1_55_0.zip file from
 
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.55.0/

2- unzip your downloaded boost_1_55_0.zip file

    $ unzip boost_1_55_0.zip

3- get required dependencies which are going to help you during build process
 
    $ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential g++ python-dev autotools-dev libicu-dev build-essential libbz2-dev

4- change your location into your unzipped boost_1_55_0 folder from terminal
 
    $ cd boost_1_55_0/

5- start bootstrapping

    $ ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local

6- start building boost libraries

    $ sudo ./b2

7- after waiting for a time-period all the Boost libraries are built successfully.

    "The Boost C++ Libraries were successfully built!"

8- now Boost header files and libraries are ready for being used in your C++ applications.