How To Install mcrypt on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcrypt
on CentOS 7.
What is mcrypt
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt() package and crypt(1) command, with extensions. It allows developers to use a wide range of encryption functions, without making drastic changes to their code. It allows users to encrypt files or data streams without having to be cryptographers.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install mcrypt
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mcrypt.
Install mcrypt on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install mcrypt
using yum
by running the following command:
Install mcrypt 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.
After updating yum database, We can install mcrypt
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall mcrypt on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mcrypt
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcrypt
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.