How To Install nss-softokn-freebl-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-softokn-freebl-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is nss-softokn-freebl-devel
NSS Softoken Cryptographic Module Freebl Library Development Tools This package supports special needs of some PKCS #11 module developers and is otherwise considered private to NSS. As such, the programming interfaces may change and the usual NSS binary compatibility commitments do not apply. Developers should rely only on the officially supported NSS public API.
We can use yum or dnf to install nss-softokn-freebl-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nss-softokn-freebl-devel.
Install nss-softokn-freebl-devel 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 nss-softokn-freebl-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nss-softokn-freebl-devel
Install nss-softokn-freebl-devel 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 nss-softokn-freebl-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nss-softokn-freebl-devel
How To Uninstall nss-softokn-freebl-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the nss-softokn-freebl-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nss-softokn-freebl-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nss-softokn-freebl-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.