How To Install cryptopp on Fedora 34

cryptopp is C++ class library of cryptographic schemes C++ class library of cryptographic schemes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptopp on Fedora 34.

What is `cryptopp`

Crypto++ Library is a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes. See http One purpose of Crypto++ is to act as a repository of public domain (not copyrighted) source code. Although the library is copyrighted as a compilation, the individual files in it are in the public domain. cryptopp 8.4.0 2.fc34 x86_64 1.3 M cryptopp-8.4.0-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora C++ class library of cryptographic schemes http Boost Crypto++ Library is a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes. See http One purpose of Crypto++ is to act as a repository of public domain (not copyrighted) source code. Although the library is copyrighted as a compilation, the individual files in it are in the public domain.

We can use yum or dnf to install cryptopp on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cryptopp.

Install cryptopp on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install cryptopp

Install cryptopp on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install cryptopp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cryptopp

How To Uninstall cryptopp on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove cryptopp

cryptopp Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/65002d9b6ccd2c7d21663b951f9ad8145e2af5
/usr/lib64/libcryptopp.so.8
/usr/lib64/libcryptopp.so.8.4.0
/usr/share/doc/cryptopp
/usr/share/doc/cryptopp/Readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/cryptopp
/usr/share/licenses/cryptopp/License.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/bfaafde74b21379caf18b274cc9a7d66c4eca4
/usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8
/usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8.4.0
/usr/share/doc/cryptopp
/usr/share/doc/cryptopp/Readme.txt
/usr/share/licenses/cryptopp
/usr/share/licenses/cryptopp/License.txt

References

[cryptopp website](http://www.cryptopp.com/ http://www.cryptopp.com/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptopp on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.