How To Install ghc-crypto-api on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-crypto-api on CentOS 7.
What is ghc-crypto-api
A generic interface for cryptographic operations (hashes, ciphers, randomness). Maintainers of hash and cipher implementations are encouraged to add instances for the classes defined in Crypto.Classes. Crypto users are similarly encouraged to use the interfaces defined in the Classes module. Any concepts or functions of general use to more than one cryptographic algorithm (eg padding) is within the scope of this package.
We can use yum or dnf to install ghc-crypto-api on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ghc-crypto-api.
Install ghc-crypto-api 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-crypto-api using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ghc-crypto-api
Install ghc-crypto-api 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-crypto-api using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ghc-crypto-api
How To Uninstall ghc-crypto-api on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ghc-crypto-api package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ghc-crypto-api
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-crypto-api on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
