How To Install libkcapi-hmaccalc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcapi-hmaccalc in AlmaLinux 8. libkcapi-hmaccalc is Drop-in replacements for hmaccalc provided by the libkcapi package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcapi-hmaccalc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libkcapi-hmaccalc

Provides drop-in replacements for sha*hmac tools (from package hmaccalc) using libkcapi.

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

Install libkcapi-hmaccalc 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-hmaccalc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libkcapi-hmaccalc

Install libkcapi-hmaccalc 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-hmaccalc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libkcapi-hmaccalc

How To Uninstall libkcapi-hmaccalc on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libkcapi-hmaccalc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libkcapi-hmaccalc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkcapi-hmaccalc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.