How To Install mbedtls-static on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbedtls-static on Rocky Linux 8. mbedtls-static is Static files for mbedtls

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbedtls-static on Rocky Linux 8.

What is mbedtls-static

The mbedtls-static package contains static files for developing applications that use mbedtls.

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

Install mbedtls-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 mbedtls-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mbedtls-static

Install mbedtls-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 mbedtls-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mbedtls-static

How To Uninstall mbedtls-static on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mbedtls-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mbedtls-static

mbedtls-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib64/libmbedcrypto.a
/usr/lib64/libmbedtls.a
/usr/lib64/libmbedx509.a

References

Summary

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