How To Install mcrypt on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcrypt on Fedora 36.
What is mcrypt
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption functions, without making drastic changes to their code. It allows users to encrypt files or data streams without having to be cryptographers.
We can use yum or dnf to install mcrypt on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mcrypt.
Install mcrypt 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 mcrypt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mcrypt
Install mcrypt 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 mcrypt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mcrypt
How To Uninstall mcrypt on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the mcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mcrypt
mcrypt Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/mcrypt
/usr/bin/mdecrypt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/e91cc2e1b0856adec98c50b15584819380a5ca
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/README
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/mcrypt/TODO
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/mcrypt.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/mcrypt.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/mcrypt.mo
/usr/share/locale/es_AR/LC_MESSAGES/mcrypt.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/mcrypt.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/mcrypt.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcrypt on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
