How To Install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8.
What is bouncycastle-mail
The Bouncy Castle Java S/MIME APIs for handling S/MIME protocols. This jar contains S/MIME APIs for JDK 1.5 to JDK 1.8. The APIs can be used in conjunction with a JCE/JCA provider such as the one provided with the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs. The JavaMail API and the Java activation framework will also be needed.
We can use yum or dnf to install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bouncycastle-mail.
Install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bouncycastle-mail using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bouncycastle-mail
Install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bouncycastle-mail using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bouncycastle-mail
How To Uninstall bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the bouncycastle-mail package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bouncycastle-mail
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bouncycastle-mail on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.