How To Install cryptsetup on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cryptsetup
The cryptsetup package contains a utility for setting up disk encryption using dm-crypt kernel module.
We can use yum or dnf to install cryptsetup on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cryptsetup.
Install cryptsetup 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 cryptsetup using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cryptsetup
Install cryptsetup 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 cryptsetup using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cryptsetup
How To Uninstall cryptsetup on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cryptsetup package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cryptsetup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
