How To Install libsodium-static on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsodium-static on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libsodium-static
This package contains the static library for statically linking applications to use libsodium.
We can use yum or dnf to install libsodium-static on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsodium-static.
Install libsodium-static 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 libsodium-static using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libsodium-static
Install libsodium-static 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 libsodium-static using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libsodium-static
How To Uninstall libsodium-static on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libsodium-static package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libsodium-static
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsodium-static on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.