How To Install gnutls-c++ on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnutls-c++ in AlmaLinux 8. gnutls-c++ is The C++ interface to GnuTLS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnutls-c++ on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gnutls-c++

GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols and technologies around them. It provides a simple C language application programming interface (API) to access the secure communications protocols as well as APIs to parse and write X.509, PKCS #12, OpenPGP and other required structures.

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

Install gnutls-c++ 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 gnutls-c++ using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gnutls-c++

Install gnutls-c++ 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 gnutls-c++ using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnutls-c++

How To Uninstall gnutls-c++ on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gnutls-c++ package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnutls-c++

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnutls-c++ on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.