How To Install openssl-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-static on CentOS 7. openssl-static is Libraries for static linking of applications which will use

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-static on CentOS 7.

What is openssl-static

OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl-static package contains static libraries needed for static linking of applications which support various cryptographic algorithms and protocols. OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl-static package contains static libraries needed for static linking of applications which support various cryptographic algorithms and protocols.

We can use yum or dnf to install openssl-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openssl-static.

Install openssl-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install openssl-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openssl-static

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

sudo dnf -y install openssl-static

How To Uninstall openssl-static on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove openssl-static

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.