How To Install cryptsetup-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel in AlmaLinux 8. cryptsetup-devel is Headers and libraries for using encrypted file systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cryptsetup-devel

The cryptsetup-devel package contains libraries and header files used for writing code that makes use of disk encryption.

We can use yum or dnf to install cryptsetup-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cryptsetup-devel.

Install cryptsetup-devel 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-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cryptsetup-devel

Install cryptsetup-devel 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-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cryptsetup-devel

How To Uninstall cryptsetup-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cryptsetup-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cryptsetup-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cryptsetup-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.