How To Install ghc-SHA on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-SHA on CentOS 7. ghc-SHA is SHA message digest functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-SHA on CentOS 7.

What is ghc-SHA

This library implements the SHA suite of message digest functions, according to NIST FIPS 180-2 (with the SHA-224 addendum), as well as the SHA-based HMAC routines. The functions have been tested against most of the NIST and RFC test vectors for the various functions. While some attention has been paid to performance, these do not presently reach the speed of well-tuned libraries, like OpenSSL.

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

Install ghc-SHA on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ghc-SHA

Install ghc-SHA 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 ghc-SHA using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ghc-SHA

How To Uninstall ghc-SHA on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ghc-SHA package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ghc-SHA

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Summary

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