How To Install libscrypt on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt in Fedora 36. libscrypt is Library that implements the secure password hashing function “scrypt”

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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## 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/).