How To Install libxcrypt-devel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-devel on CentOS 8.
What is libxcrypt-devel
The libxcrypt-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libxcrypt. libxcrypt-devel 4.1.1 4.el8 x86_64 25 k libxcrypt-4.1.1-4.el8.src.rpm baseos Development files for libxcrypt https LGPLv2+ and BSD and Public Domain The libxcrypt-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libxcrypt.
We can use yum or dnf to install libxcrypt-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxcrypt-devel.
Install libxcrypt-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 libxcrypt-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libxcrypt-devel
Install libxcrypt-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 libxcrypt-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libxcrypt-devel
How To Uninstall libxcrypt-devel on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libxcrypt-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libxcrypt-devel
libxcrypt-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8
/lib/libcrypt.so
/usr/include/crypt.h
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcrypt.pc
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libxcrypt.pc
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/TODO
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_r.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_ra.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_rn.3.gz
/lib64/libcrypt.so
/usr/include/crypt.h
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libcrypt.pc
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libxcrypt.pc
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/TODO
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_r.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_ra.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_rn.3.gz
References
- [libxcrypt-devel website](https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.