How To Install xmlsec1-gcrypt on CentOS 8

xmlsec1-gcrypt is GCrypt crypto plugin for XML Security Library GCrypt crypto plugin for XML Security Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1-gcrypt on CentOS 8.

What is xmlsec1-gcrypt

GCrypt plugin for XML Security Library provides GCrypt based crypto services for the xmlsec library. xmlsec1-gcrypt 1.2.25 4.el8 x86_64 59 k xmlsec1-1.2.25-4.el8.src.rpm powertools GCrypt crypto plugin for XML Security Library http MIT GCrypt plugin for XML Security Library provides GCrypt based crypto services for the xmlsec library.

We can use yum or dnf to install xmlsec1-gcrypt on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xmlsec1-gcrypt.

Install xmlsec1-gcrypt 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 xmlsec1-gcrypt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmlsec1-gcrypt

Install xmlsec1-gcrypt 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 xmlsec1-gcrypt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmlsec1-gcrypt

How To Uninstall xmlsec1-gcrypt on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xmlsec1-gcrypt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xmlsec1-gcrypt

xmlsec1-gcrypt Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/89f77d8172c8bc565f4f6311866d571d0a656b
/usr/lib64/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so
/usr/lib64/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so.1.2.25
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/b9bec4c686aa0a5781b5e2fc33e60f011f4ae8
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so.1
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1-gcrypt.so.1.2.25

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlsec1-gcrypt on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.