How To Install crypto-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install crypto-utils on CentOS 7. crypto-utils is SSL certificate and key management utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install crypto-utils on CentOS 7.

What is crypto-utils

This package provides tools for managing and generating SSL certificates and keys.

We can use yum or dnf to install crypto-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install crypto-utils.

Install crypto-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install crypto-utils

Install crypto-utils on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install crypto-utils

How To Uninstall crypto-utils on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the crypto-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove crypto-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install crypto-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.