How To Install libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8. libargon2 is The password-hashing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libargon2

Argon2 is a password-hashing function that summarizes the state of the art in the design of memory-hard functions and can be used to hash passwords for credential storage, key derivation, or other applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libargon2.

Install libargon2 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 libargon2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libargon2

Install libargon2 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 libargon2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libargon2

How To Uninstall libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libargon2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libargon2

libargon2 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/05
/usr/lib/.build-id/05/49af862551def8a9d3576c97930d7d20e6cfb8
/usr/lib64/libargon2.so.1
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.