How To Install libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7.
What is libgcrypt-devel
Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code used in GNU Privacy Guard. This package contains files needed to develop applications using libgcrypt. Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code used in GNU Privacy Guard. This package contains files needed to develop applications using libgcrypt.
We can use yum or dnf to install libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libgcrypt-devel.
Install libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libgcrypt-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libgcrypt-devel
Install libgcrypt-devel 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 libgcrypt-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libgcrypt-devel
How To Uninstall libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libgcrypt-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libgcrypt-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcrypt-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
