How To Install mod_ssl on Fedora 34

mod_ssl is SSL/TLS module for the Apache HTTP Server

Introduction

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

What is mod_ssl

The mod_ssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache HTTP server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.

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

Install mod_ssl 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 mod_ssl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mod_ssl

Install mod_ssl 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 mod_ssl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mod_ssl

How To Uninstall mod_ssl on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove mod_ssl

mod_ssl Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-ssl.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c0/dadd497c8428578d3b28ad8fa1b4acbfa7d5d6
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-init.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.socket.d/10-listen443.conf
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_ssl.so
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-gencerts
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-pass-dialog
/usr/share/man/man8/httpd-init.service.8.gz
/var/cache/httpd/ssl
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-ssl.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fe/dc11b1da452a906eb7f5096a8198cac225f77c
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-init.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.socket.d/10-listen443.conf
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_ssl.so
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-gencerts
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-pass-dialog
/usr/share/man/man8/httpd-init.service.8.gz
/var/cache/httpd/ssl

References

Summary

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