How To Install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8.
What is mod_ssl
The mod_ssl module provides strong cryptography for the Apache Web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_ssl.
Install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mod_ssl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_ssl
Install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mod_ssl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_ssl
How To Uninstall mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the mod_ssl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_ssl
mod_ssl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-ssl.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/84b55d95a03d18807ef263f62e7dd3e1ecae07
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd-init.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.socket.d/10-listen443.conf
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_ssl.so
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-gencerts
/usr/libexec/httpd-ssl-pass-dialog
/usr/share/man/man8/httpd-init.service.8.gz
/var/cache/httpd/ssl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_ssl on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.