How To Install libmcrypt-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcrypt-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libmcrypt-devel
Development libraries and headers for use in building applications that use libmcrypt.
We can use yum or dnf to install libmcrypt-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libmcrypt-devel.
Install libmcrypt-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 libmcrypt-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libmcrypt-devel
Install libmcrypt-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 libmcrypt-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libmcrypt-devel
How To Uninstall libmcrypt-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libmcrypt-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libmcrypt-devel
libmcrypt-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/libmcrypt-config
/usr/include/mcrypt.h
/usr/include/mutils
/usr/include/mutils/mcrypt.h
/usr/lib64/libmcrypt.so
/usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4
/usr/share/doc/libmcrypt-devel
/usr/share/doc/libmcrypt-devel/README.key
/usr/share/doc/libmcrypt-devel/README.xtea
/usr/share/doc/libmcrypt-devel/example.c
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmcrypt-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
