How To Install libscrypt on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt
on Fedora 36.
What is libscrypt
This is a library that implements the secure password hashing function “scrypt”.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libscrypt
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libscrypt.
Install libscrypt 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 libscrypt
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libscrypt
Install libscrypt 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 libscrypt
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libscrypt
How To Uninstall libscrypt on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libscrypt
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libscrypt
libscrypt Package Contents on Fedora 36
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title: "How To Install libscrypt on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libscrypt"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt in Fedora 36. libscrypt is Library that implements the secure password hashing function \"scrypt\""
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/libscrypt-featured.png
---
## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libscrypt` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libscrypt`
> This is a library that implements the secure password hashing function "scrypt".
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libscrypt` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libscrypt.
## Install libscrypt 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 libscrypt
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libscrypt
Install libscrypt 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 libscrypt
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libscrypt
How To Uninstall libscrypt on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libscrypt
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libscrypt
libscrypt Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/822211c657245471e16e4884f246026ecc96c7
/usr/lib64/libscrypt.so.0
/usr/share/doc/libscrypt
/usr/share/doc/libscrypt/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libscrypt
/usr/share/licenses/libscrypt/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/13 /usr/lib/.build-id/13/15b6dfa8a24d122925a0fbcd0a67dba3bee815 /usr/lib/libscrypt.so.0 /usr/share/doc/libscrypt /usr/share/doc/libscrypt/README.md /usr/share/licenses/libscrypt /usr/share/licenses/libscrypt/LICENSE
## References
* [libscrypt website](http://www.lolware.net/libscrypt.html)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libscrypt` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).