How To Install libpwquality-devel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-devel in Fedora 36. libpwquality-devel is Support for development of applications using the libpwquality library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-devel on Fedora 36.

What is libpwquality-devel

Files needed for development of applications using the libpwquality library. See the pwquality.h header file for the API.

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

Install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpwquality-devel

Install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpwquality-devel

How To Uninstall libpwquality-devel on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libpwquality-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libpwquality-devel

libpwquality-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libpwquality-devel in Fedora 36. libpwquality-devel is Support for development of applications using the libpwquality library"
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libpwquality-devel` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libpwquality-devel`

> Files needed for development of applications using the libpwquality library. See the pwquality.h header file for the API.  

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

## Install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpwquality-devel

Install libpwquality-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 libpwquality-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpwquality-devel

How To Uninstall libpwquality-devel on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libpwquality-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libpwquality-devel

libpwquality-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/include/pwquality.h
/usr/lib64/libpwquality.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/pwquality.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/pwquality.3.gz

References

Summary

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

/usr/include/pwquality.h /usr/lib/libpwquality.so /usr/lib/pkgconfig/pwquality.pc /usr/share/man/man3/pwquality.3.gz


## References

* [libpwquality-devel website](https://github.com/libpwquality/libpwquality/)

## Summary

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