How To Install mod_nss on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_nss on CentOS 7.
What is mod_nss
The mod_nss module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols using the Network Security Services (NSS) security library.
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_nss on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_nss.
Install mod_nss 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_nss using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_nss
Install mod_nss 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_nss using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_nss
How To Uninstall mod_nss on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_nss package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_nss
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_nss on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
