How To Install mhash on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mhash on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mhash
Mhash is a free library which provides a uniform interface to a large number of hash algorithms. These algorithms can be used to compute checksums, message digests, and other signatures. The HMAC support implements the basics for message authentication, following RFC 2104. In the later versions some key generation algorithms, which use hash algorithms, have been added. Currently, the library supports the algorithms HAVAL256, HAVAL224, HAVAL192, HAVAL160, HAVAL128, MD5, MD4, MD2, RIPEMD128/160/256/320, TIGER, TIGER160, TIGER128, SHA1/224/256/384/512, Whirlpool, SNEFRU128/256, CRC32B and CRC32 checksums.
We can use yum or dnf to install mhash on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mhash.
Install mhash 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 mhash using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mhash
Install mhash 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 mhash using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mhash
How To Uninstall mhash on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mhash package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mhash
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mhash on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
