How To Install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8. libmongocrypt is The companion C library for client side encryption in drivers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8.

What is libmongocrypt

The companion C library for client side encryption in drivers.

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

Install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libmongocrypt

Install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8 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 libmongocrypt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmongocrypt

How To Uninstall libmongocrypt on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libmongocrypt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.