How To Install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7. libwhirlpool is Whirlpool cryptographic hash function library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7.

What is libwhirlpool

WHIRLPOOL cryptographic hash function library for UNIX and Linux. Also provides ‘whirlpoolsum’ utility for easy calculation and checking WHIRLPOOL hashes similar to ‘md5sum’ and ‘shaXXXsum’.

We can use yum or dnf to install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libwhirlpool.

Install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libwhirlpool

Install libwhirlpool 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 libwhirlpool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libwhirlpool

How To Uninstall libwhirlpool on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libwhirlpool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwhirlpool on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.