How To Install pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8. pkcs11-helper is A library for using PKCS#11 providers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pkcs11-helper`

pkcs11-helper is a library that simplifies the interaction with PKCS#11 providers for end-user applications using a simple API and optional OpenSSL engine. The library allows using multiple PKCS#11 providers at the same time, enumerating available token certificates, or selecting a certificate directly by serialized id, handling card removal and card insert events, handling card re-insert to a different slot, supporting session expiration and much more all using a simple API.

We can use yum or dnf to install pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pkcs11-helper.

Install pkcs11-helper 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 pkcs11-helper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pkcs11-helper

Install pkcs11-helper 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 pkcs11-helper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pkcs11-helper

How To Uninstall pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pkcs11-helper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pkcs11-helper

pkcs11-helper Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/7140c81eb00bcb340b2f76ee67a692b63f1008
/usr/lib64/libpkcs11-helper.so.1
/usr/lib64/libpkcs11-helper.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/COPYING.BSD
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/COPYING.GPL
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/README
/usr/share/doc/pkcs11-helper/THANKS

References

pkcs11-helper website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkcs11-helper on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.