How To Install libkcapi on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcapi on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libkcapi
libkcapi allows user-space to access the Linux kernel crypto API. This library uses the netlink interface and exports easy to use APIs so that a developer does not need to consider the low-level netlink interface handling. The library does not implement any cipher algorithms. All consumer requests are sent to the kernel for processing. Results from the kernel crypto API are returned to the consumer via the library API. The kernel interface and therefore this library can be used by unprivileged processes.
We can use yum or dnf to install libkcapi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libkcapi.
Install libkcapi 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 libkcapi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libkcapi
Install libkcapi 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 libkcapi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libkcapi
How To Uninstall libkcapi on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libkcapi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libkcapi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcapi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
