How To Install cryptopp-progs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptopp-progs on CentOS 7. cryptopp-progs is Programs for manipulating cryptopp routines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptopp-progs on CentOS 7.

What is cryptopp-progs

Crypto++ Library is a free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes. This package contains programs for manipulating cryptopp routines.

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

Install cryptopp-progs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install cryptopp-progs

Install cryptopp-progs 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 cryptopp-progs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cryptopp-progs

How To Uninstall cryptopp-progs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the cryptopp-progs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cryptopp-progs

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Summary

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