How To Install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libtomcrypt
A comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit that provides developers with a vast array of well known published block ciphers, one-way hash functions, chaining modes, pseudo-random number generators, public key cryptography and a plethora of other routines. Designed from the ground up to be very simple to use. It has a modular and standard API that allows new ciphers, hashes and PRNGs to be added or removed without change to the overall end application. It features easy to use functions and a complete user manual which has many source snippet examples.
We can use yum or dnf to install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libtomcrypt.
Install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libtomcrypt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libtomcrypt
Install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libtomcrypt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libtomcrypt
How To Uninstall libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libtomcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libtomcrypt
libtomcrypt Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/bd/310e52a9aa946119253e85c9a18a74c8a83054
/usr/lib64/libtomcrypt.so.1
/usr/lib64/libtomcrypt.so.1.0.1
/usr/share/licenses/libtomcrypt
/usr/share/licenses/libtomcrypt/LICENSE
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtomcrypt on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.