How To Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36.
What is cryptsetup-devel
The cryptsetup-devel package contains libraries and header files used for writing code that makes use of disk encryption.
We can use yum or dnf to install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cryptsetup-devel.
Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cryptsetup-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cryptsetup-devel
Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cryptsetup-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cryptsetup-devel
How To Uninstall cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the cryptsetup-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cryptsetup-devel
cryptsetup-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
---
title: "How To Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "cryptsetup-devel"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel in Fedora 36. cryptsetup-devel is Headers and libraries for using encrypted file systems"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/cryptsetup-devel-featured.png
---
## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `cryptsetup-devel` on Fedora 36.
### What is `cryptsetup-devel`
> The cryptsetup-devel package contains libraries and header files used for writing code that makes use of disk encryption.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `cryptsetup-devel` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cryptsetup-devel.
## Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.
```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cryptsetup-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cryptsetup-devel
Install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cryptsetup-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cryptsetup-devel
How To Uninstall cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the cryptsetup-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cryptsetup-devel
cryptsetup-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/include/libcryptsetup.h
/usr/lib/libcryptsetup.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcryptsetup.pc
/usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel
/usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/Makefile
/usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/crypt_log_usage.c
/usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/crypt_luks_usage.c
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/include/libcryptsetup.h /usr/lib64/libcryptsetup.so /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libcryptsetup.pc /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/Makefile /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/crypt_log_usage.c /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup-devel/crypt_luks_usage.c
## References
* [cryptsetup-devel website](https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `cryptsetup-devel` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
