How To Install openssl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-devel in AlmaLinux 8. openssl-devel is Files for development of applications which will use OpenSSL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is openssl-devel

OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl-devel package contains include files needed to develop applications which support various cryptographic algorithms and protocols.

We can use yum or dnf to install openssl-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openssl-devel.

Install openssl-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 openssl-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openssl-devel

Install openssl-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 openssl-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openssl-devel

How To Uninstall openssl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the openssl-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openssl-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.