How To Install openssl11-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl11-devel on CentOS 7. openssl11-devel is Files for development of applications which will use OpenSSL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl11-devel on CentOS 7.

What is openssl11-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 openssl11-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openssl11-devel.

Install openssl11-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install openssl11-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openssl11-devel

Install openssl11-devel 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 openssl11-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openssl11-devel

How To Uninstall openssl11-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the openssl11-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openssl11-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl11-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.