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date: “2022-08-17”

Introduction

lastmod: “2022-08-17”

#image: /images/fedora/36/libxcrypt-devel-featured.png In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36.

What is libxcrypt-devel

Introduction

The libxcrypt-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libxcrypt.
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36.

What is libxcrypt-devel

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

The libxcrypt-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libxcrypt.

Install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf

We can use yum or dnf to install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxcrypt-devel. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

Install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf


sudo dnf makecache --refresh

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

After updating yum database, We can install `libxcrypt-devel` using `dnf` by running the following command:
sudo dnf makecache --refresh


sudo dnf -y install libxcrypt-devel

After updating yum database, We can install libxcrypt-devel using dnf by running the following command:

## Install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum
sudo dnf -y install libxcrypt-devel

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

Install libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum


sudo yum makecache --refresh

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

After updating yum database, We can install `libxcrypt-devel` using `yum` by running the following command:
sudo yum makecache --refresh


sudo yum -y install libxcrypt-devel

After updating yum database, We can install libxcrypt-devel using yum by running the following command:

How To Uninstall libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36


sudo yum -y install libxcrypt-devel

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

How To Uninstall libxcrypt-devel on Fedora 36

sudo dnf remove libxcrypt-devel
To uninstall only the `libxcrypt-devel` package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libxcrypt-devel
## libxcrypt-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

## libxcrypt-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

```bash
/usr/include/crypt.h
/usr/lib64/libcrypt.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libcrypt.pc
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libxcrypt.pc
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/TODO
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_checksalt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt_ra.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt_rn.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_preferred_method.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_r.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_ra.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/crypt_rn.3.gz

References

Summary

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

/usr/include/crypt.h /usr/lib/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcrypt.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/libxcrypt.pc /usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/libxcrypt/TODO /usr/share/man/man3/crypt.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_checksalt.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt_ra.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_gensalt_rn.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_preferred_method.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_r.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_ra.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/crypt_rn.3.gz


## References

* [libxcrypt-devel website](https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt)

## Summary

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