How To Install libretls on Fedora 34

libretls is Port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL Port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL

Introduction

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

What is `libretls`

LibreTLS is a port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL. OpenBSD’s libtls is a new TLS library, designed to make it easier to write foolproof applications. libretls 3.3.3p1 1.fc34 x86_64 40 k libretls-3.3.3p1-1.fc34.src.rpm updates Port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL https ISC and BSD and MIT and Public Domain LibreTLS is a port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL. OpenBSD’s libtls is a new TLS library, designed to make it easier to write foolproof applications.

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

Install libretls 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 libretls using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libretls

Install libretls 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 libretls using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libretls

How To Uninstall libretls on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libretls

libretls Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/efeecad145ef873364f8805ce3d2d4034e646d
/usr/lib64/libtls.so.20
/usr/lib64/libtls.so.20.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libretls
/usr/share/doc/libretls/README
/usr/share/man/man7/libtls.7.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/5c1fa7ff4a651692f682bc2f802ceba7801bcd
/usr/lib/libtls.so.20
/usr/lib/libtls.so.20.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libretls
/usr/share/doc/libretls/README
/usr/share/man/man7/libtls.7.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/1b97be0267f4b26c86141446b31e1b0ab8c310
/usr/lib/libtls.so.20
/usr/lib/libtls.so.20.0.1
/usr/share/doc/libretls
/usr/share/doc/libretls/README
/usr/share/man/man7/libtls.7.gz
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/60ddde18e571266ba93d8285bbc883f77c9057
/usr/lib64/libtls.so.20
/usr/lib64/libtls.so.20.0.1
/usr/share/doc/libretls
/usr/share/doc/libretls/README
/usr/share/man/man7/libtls.7.gz

References

[libretls website](https://git.causal.agency/libretls/about/ https://git.causal.agency/libretls/about/)

Summary

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