How To Install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils in Fedora 36. ecryptfs-utils is The eCryptfs mount helper and support libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36.

What is ecryptfs-utils

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs.

We can use yum or dnf to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ecryptfs-utils.

Install ecryptfs-utils 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 ecryptfs-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ecryptfs-utils

Install ecryptfs-utils 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 ecryptfs-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ecryptfs-utils

How To Uninstall ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ecryptfs-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ecryptfs-utils

ecryptfs-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ecryptfs-add-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-find
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-manager
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-migrate-home
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-mount-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-recover-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-rewrite-file
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-swap
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-stat
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-umount-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-verify
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfsd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/7d1bef8f67b4b16c009191cbf03c8c5adca591
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/286e1b395b77e4198dbdb5272b9e9036cfc4bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/ff31962f49417abd7f00cbee6a04ae736d1260
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/c0e2cca7baeb5c767e9d6cc9e2ecff45c22f72
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/ce1ae20bcbda7f48353238a2615ac81efc83d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/33858622c5075300247ff34883abf4bc69b93a
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/d09ff67b6b3e03d74d252df520b51a4a3c10ba
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/a14f7ae97d59f332ce5ce34727b08aa3d3bec3
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/4bf07755ed7987dd32dade44506b35457c3dd3
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/32da48239014612183f8bc7e44ba102df362d9
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a/b71951ea3ffec07bd208918713829e3f945814
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/c59759286197621a5daf396b679005981a593a
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd/ed8657f9b12b30724119a1a11dc1d7c4e8e789
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/73b4d87b0fe6567351719b87c88c738ae0962d
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/c1e48b54426b7bbe46d01992eb310e1be70647
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea
/usr/lib/.build-id/ea/eb4aa74413e765b38ff4967bc9d1bf9d406755
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/27a1e29e3b29c2d76a9728f5ae006915209cdb
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/0b143a3d5805c116468639dd969c1d59ee2cda
/usr/lib/ecryptfs
/usr/lib/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_openssl.so
/usr/lib/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_passphrase.so
/usr/lib/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_pkcs11_helper.so
/usr/lib/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_tspi.so
/usr/lib/libecryptfs.so.1
/usr/lib/libecryptfs.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib/modules-load.d/ecryptfs.conf
/usr/lib/security/pam_ecryptfs.so
/usr/sbin/mount.ecryptfs
/usr/sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private
/usr/sbin/umount.ecryptfs
/usr/sbin/umount.ecryptfs_private
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/README
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-pkcs11-helper-doc.txt
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.desktop
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.png
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.txt
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-setup-private.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/licenses/ecryptfs-utils/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/ecryptfs-utils.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-add-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-find.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-mount-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-recover-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-rewrite-file.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-setup-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-setup-swap.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-stat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-umount-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-verify.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mount.ecryptfs_private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/umount.ecryptfs_private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ecryptfs.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfs-manager.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfs-migrate-home.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfsd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mount.ecryptfs.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_ecryptfs.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/umount.ecryptfs.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).


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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36.

What is ecryptfs-utils

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs.

We can use yum or dnf to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ecryptfs-utils.

Install ecryptfs-utils 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 ecryptfs-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ecryptfs-utils

Install ecryptfs-utils 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 ecryptfs-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ecryptfs-utils

How To Uninstall ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ecryptfs-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ecryptfs-utils

ecryptfs-utils Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/ecryptfs-add-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-find
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-manager
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-migrate-home
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-mount-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-recover-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-rewrite-file
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-setup-swap
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-stat
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-umount-private
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-verify
/usr/bin/ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase
/usr/bin/ecryptfsd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/108abdf0b6e5594446deeb57abc993af11afd2
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/84e08076418448098ef71b91f8cde4832f705b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/3136d3dc73aec4ef2a5210e8c6307502683cee
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/2e773a6f90b193378d0e92d6e3d911f16de0d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/e5d29945ef53ce667c6152668b3d5effc7f01a
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/251f49aea6f22126263280aaa1f9324ec1e0e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/98fcda39a999ee9d2eefdb6c9219fa989550a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/53
/usr/lib/.build-id/53/0a2d9214244e9c24ca9fe143446de22f321027
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/4c19ffb214ef7355b6b89278879f90ed0c0e64
/usr/lib/.build-id/99
/usr/lib/.build-id/99/1215c6ab080d20388dc051e7ddd772af19cd1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/ed4d3ffcfe858b95c5090d13b6f79e3066668f
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/63386575121ef3c79217e81f2cd7290fdae56b
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/c1/b1bdcc9dc2912c4c1fbdda4e0d4352ffd3a2e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/5c04da3ec5e1e773459916707b3d40cec76a1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/61601868d6ec47065441b6fd71eefc84462474
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/34b4d1d33d5efb5c3ba226eeb3c1b92f8a73fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/e5ae7c771776f1e0ec37efbbba626371a40889
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/563fd0a4d002817debeef1b31de9c29eb55255
/usr/lib/modules-load.d/ecryptfs.conf
/usr/lib64/ecryptfs
/usr/lib64/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_openssl.so
/usr/lib64/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_passphrase.so
/usr/lib64/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_pkcs11_helper.so
/usr/lib64/ecryptfs/libecryptfs_key_mod_tspi.so
/usr/lib64/libecryptfs.so.1
/usr/lib64/libecryptfs.so.1.0.0
/usr/lib64/security/pam_ecryptfs.so
/usr/sbin/mount.ecryptfs
/usr/sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private
/usr/sbin/umount.ecryptfs
/usr/sbin/umount.ecryptfs_private
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/README
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html
/usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-pkcs11-helper-doc.txt
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.desktop
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.png
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-mount-private.txt
/usr/share/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-setup-private.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/ecryptfs-utils
/usr/share/licenses/ecryptfs-utils/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/ecryptfs-utils.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-add-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-find.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-mount-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-recover-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-rewrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-rewrite-file.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-setup-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-setup-swap.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-stat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-umount-private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-verify.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mount.ecryptfs_private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/umount.ecryptfs_private.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/ecryptfs.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfs-manager.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfs-migrate-home.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/ecryptfsd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mount.ecryptfs.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_ecryptfs.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/umount.ecryptfs.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).