How To Install ghc-entropy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc-entropy on CentOS 7. ghc-entropy is A platform independent entropy source

Introduction

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

What is `ghc-entropy`

A platform independent method to obtain cryptographically strong entropy (urandom on Linux, CryptAPI on Windows, patches welcome). PRNGs should see the ‘DRBG’ package too.

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

Install ghc-entropy 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-entropy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ghc-entropy

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

sudo dnf -y install ghc-entropy

How To Uninstall ghc-entropy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ghc-entropy

References

ghc-entropy website

Summary

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