How To Install libscrypt on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt on CentOS 7.
What is libscrypt
This is a library that implements the secure password hashing function “scrypt”.
We can use yum or dnf to install libscrypt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libscrypt.
Install libscrypt on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libscrypt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libscrypt
Install libscrypt 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 libscrypt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libscrypt
How To Uninstall libscrypt on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libscrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libscrypt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscrypt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
