How To Install xmlsec1 on CentOS 8

xmlsec1 is Library providing support for “XML Signature” and “XML Encryption” standards

Introduction

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

What is xmlsec1

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”. xmlsec1 1.2.25 4.el8 x86_64 191 k xmlsec1-1.2.25-4.el8.src.rpm appstream Library providing support for “XML Signature” and “XML Encryption” standards http MIT 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 or dnf to install xmlsec1 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xmlsec1.

Install xmlsec1 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 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmlsec1

Install xmlsec1 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 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmlsec1

How To Uninstall xmlsec1 on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove xmlsec1

xmlsec1 Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/xmlsec1
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/abb2da3eeea3996babe7a1e2a2656dfc97da71
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/a9114d7be0a0af53f14b5b3e763cc9e0fa846e
/usr/lib64/libxmlsec1.so.1
/usr/lib64/libxmlsec1.so.1.2.25
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/Copyright
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xmlsec1.1.gz
/usr/bin/xmlsec1
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/1b2026511c0ea1f1f294ba7e27d7e4dc8af4e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/e5/352e70cb79b52b64276fe2fe435b332ca3494f
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1.so.1
/usr/lib/libxmlsec1.so.1.2.25
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/Copyright
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xmlsec1/README
/usr/share/man/man1/xmlsec1.1.gz

References

Summary

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