How To Install xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. xmlsec1.i686 is Library providing support for “XML Signature” and “XML Encryption”

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `xmlsec1.i686`

XML Security Library is a C library based on LibXML2 and OpenSSL. The library was created with a goal to support major XML security standards “XML Digital Signature” and “XML Encryption”.

We can use yum to install xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xmlsec1.i686.

Install xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xmlsec1.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmlsec1.i686

How To Uninstall xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the xmlsec1.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove xmlsec1.i686

xmlsec1.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/xmlsec1
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1.so.1
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1.so.1.2.20
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20/Copyright
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1-1.2.20/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xmlsec1.1.gz

References

xmlsec1.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.