How To Install mod_gnutls on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_gnutls on CentOS 7.
What is mod_gnutls
mod_gnutls uses the GnuTLS library to provide SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 encryption for Apache HTTPD. It is similar to mod_ssl in purpose, but does not use OpenSSL. A primary benefit of using this module is the ability to configure multiple SSL certificates for a single IP-address/port combination (useful for securing virtual hosts). Features * Support for SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1. * Support for client certificates. * Support for RFC 5081 OpenPGP certificate authentication. * Support for Server Name Indication. * Distributed SSL Session Cache via Memcached * Local SSL Session Cache using DBM * Sets enviromental vars for scripts (compatible with mod_ssl vars) * Small and focused code base Lines of code in mod_gnutls Lines of code in mod_ssl
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_gnutls on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_gnutls.
Install mod_gnutls on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_gnutls using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_gnutls
Install mod_gnutls 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 mod_gnutls using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_gnutls
How To Uninstall mod_gnutls on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_gnutls package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_gnutls
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_gnutls on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
