How To Install gpgme on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgme on CentOS 7. gpgme is GnuPG Made Easy - high level crypto API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpgme on CentOS 7.

What is gpgme

GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a high-level crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.

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

Install gpgme on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gpgme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gpgme

Install gpgme 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 gpgme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gpgme

How To Uninstall gpgme on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gpgme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gpgme

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Summary

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