How To Install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is cracklib-devel
The cracklib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed for compiling applications which use cracklib.
We can use yum or dnf to install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cracklib-devel.
Install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cracklib-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cracklib-devel
Install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cracklib-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cracklib-devel
How To Uninstall cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the cracklib-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cracklib-devel
cracklib-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/crack.h
/usr/include/packer.h
/usr/lib/libcrack.so
/usr/share/man/man3/FascistCheck.3.gz
/usr/include/crack.h
/usr/include/packer.h
/usr/lib64/libcrack.so
/usr/share/man/man3/FascistCheck.3.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
