How To Install libksba on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libksba on CentOS 7. libksba is CMS and X.509 library

Introduction

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

What is libksba

KSBA (pronounced Kasbah) is a library to make X.509 certificates as well as the CMS easily accessible by other applications. Both specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS. KSBA (pronounced Kasbah) is a library to make X.509 certificates as well as the CMS easily accessible by other applications. Both specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS.

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

Install libksba on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libksba

Install libksba 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 libksba using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libksba

How To Uninstall libksba on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libksba

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Summary

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