How To Install ecryptfs-utils-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecryptfs-utils-devel on CentOS 7. ecryptfs-utils-devel is The eCryptfs userspace development package

Introduction

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

What is ecryptfs-utils-devel

Userspace development files for eCryptfs.

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

Install ecryptfs-utils-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ecryptfs-utils-devel

Install ecryptfs-utils-devel 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 ecryptfs-utils-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ecryptfs-utils-devel

How To Uninstall ecryptfs-utils-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ecryptfs-utils-devel

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Summary

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