How To Install gnupg2-smime on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg2-smime in Fedora 36. gnupg2-smime is CMS encryption and signing tool and smart card support for GnuPG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg2-smime on Fedora 36.

What is `gnupg2-smime`

GnuPG is GNU’s tool for secure communication and data storage. This package adds support for smart cards and S/MIME encryption and signing to the base GnuPG package

We can use yum or dnf to install gnupg2-smime on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnupg2-smime.

Install gnupg2-smime 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 gnupg2-smime using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnupg2-smime

Install gnupg2-smime 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 gnupg2-smime using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnupg2-smime

How To Uninstall gnupg2-smime on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gnupg2-smime package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnupg2-smime

gnupg2-smime Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/gpgsm
/usr/bin/kbxutil
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/d3b28d79c87649f4f0d3deaa3c8c255ce5ad91
/usr/lib/.build-id/49
/usr/lib/.build-id/49/27372cfb482c0076c11859615b7ab42bbfec15
/usr/share/man/man1/gpgsm.1.gz
/usr/bin/gpgsm
/usr/bin/kbxutil
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/4b9ac3b6442b1e0a69fb41a38a96e84380d2cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/e472970bd51c7931b229d06e4ad8df55302d63
/usr/share/man/man1/gpgsm.1.gz

References

gnupg2-smime website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupg2-smime on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).