How To Install libxcrypt-static on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-static on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libxcrypt-static
This package contains the libxcrypt static libraries for -static linking. You don’t need this, unless you link statically, which is highly discouraged.
We can use yum or dnf to install libxcrypt-static on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxcrypt-static.
Install libxcrypt-static 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 libxcrypt-static using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxcrypt-static
Install libxcrypt-static 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 libxcrypt-static using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxcrypt-static
How To Uninstall libxcrypt-static on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libxcrypt-static package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxcrypt-static
libxcrypt-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/lib/libcrypt.a
/lib64/libcrypt.a
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-static on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
