How To Install libargon2 on Fedora 34

libargon2 is The password-hashing library The password-hashing library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2 on Fedora 34.

What is `libargon2`

Argon2 is a password-hashing function that summarizes the state of the art in the design of memory-hard functions and can be used to hash passwords for credential storage, key derivation, or other applications. libargon2 20171227 6.fc34 x86_64 29 k argon2-20171227-6.fc34.src.rpm fedora The password-hashing library https Public Domain or ASL 2.0 Argon2 is a password-hashing function that summarizes the state of the art in the design of memory-hard functions and can be used to hash passwords for credential storage, key derivation, or other applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install libargon2 on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libargon2.

Install libargon2 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 libargon2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libargon2

Install libargon2 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 libargon2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libargon2

How To Uninstall libargon2 on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libargon2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libargon2

libargon2 Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/11
/usr/lib/.build-id/11/cdd2445b6782946b54968b9d99a09cd44b29d9
/usr/lib64/libargon2.so.1
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/be19bfcdf9650373a35ca55ba2e5c7cbeb85ec
/usr/lib/libargon2.so.1
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2
/usr/share/licenses/libargon2/LICENSE

References

[libargon2 website](https://github.com/P-H-C/phc-winner-argon2 https://github.com/P-H-C/phc-winner-argon2)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2 on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.