How To Install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8

cracklib-devel is Development files needed for building applications which use cracklib Development files needed for building applications which use cracklib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8.

What is cracklib-devel

The cracklib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed for compiling applications which use cracklib. cracklib-devel 2.9.6 15.el8 x86_64 25 k cracklib-2.9.6-15.el8.src.rpm powertools Development files needed for building applications which use cracklib http LGPLv2+ The cracklib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed for compiling applications which use cracklib.

We can use yum or dnf to install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cracklib-devel.

Install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install cracklib-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cracklib-devel

Install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install cracklib-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cracklib-devel

How To Uninstall cracklib-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the cracklib-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cracklib-devel

cracklib-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/crack.h
/usr/include/packer.h
/usr/lib/libcrack.so
/usr/share/man/man3/FascistCheck.3.gz
/usr/include/crack.h
/usr/include/packer.h
/usr/lib64/libcrack.so
/usr/share/man/man3/FascistCheck.3.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cracklib-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.