How To Install libgringotts on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgringotts in Fedora 36. libgringotts is A backend for managing encrypted data files on the disk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgringotts on Fedora 36.

What is libgringotts

libGringotts is a small, easy-to-use, thread-safe C library originally developed for Gringotts; its purpose is to encapsulate data (generic in an encrypted and compressed structure, to be written in a file or used elseway. It makes use of strong encryption algorithms, to ensure the data are as safe as possible, and allow the user to have the complete control over all the algorithms used in the process.

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

Install libgringotts 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 libgringotts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgringotts

Install libgringotts 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 libgringotts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgringotts

How To Uninstall libgringotts on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libgringotts

libgringotts Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/5dcc2b89a7ccc77373f2bc328c58e186fffe96
/usr/lib64/libgringotts.so.2
/usr/lib64/libgringotts.so.2.0.7
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/README
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/TODO

References

Summary

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

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgringotts on Fedora 36.

What is libgringotts

libGringotts is a small, easy-to-use, thread-safe C library originally developed for Gringotts; its purpose is to encapsulate data (generic in an encrypted and compressed structure, to be written in a file or used elseway. It makes use of strong encryption algorithms, to ensure the data are as safe as possible, and allow the user to have the complete control over all the algorithms used in the process.

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

Install libgringotts 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 libgringotts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgringotts

Install libgringotts 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 libgringotts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgringotts

How To Uninstall libgringotts on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libgringotts

libgringotts Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/0c47acff19ac64b6e1d77fea90538ce9fd7392
/usr/lib/libgringotts.so.2
/usr/lib/libgringotts.so.2.0.7
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/README
/usr/share/doc/libgringotts/TODO

References

Summary

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