How To Install libluksmeta on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta on CentOS 7.
What is libluksmeta
LUKSMeta is a C library for storing small portions of metadata in the LUKSv1 header for use before unlocking the volume. LUKSMeta is a C library for storing small portions of metadata in the LUKSv1 header for use before unlocking the volume.
We can use yum or dnf to install libluksmeta on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libluksmeta.
Install libluksmeta on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libluksmeta using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libluksmeta
Install libluksmeta 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 libluksmeta using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libluksmeta
How To Uninstall libluksmeta on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libluksmeta package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libluksmeta
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libluksmeta on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
