How To Install openssl11-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openssl11-libs on CentOS 7. openssl11-libs is A general purpose cryptography library with TLS implementation

Introduction

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

What is openssl11-libs

OpenSSL is a toolkit for supporting cryptography. The openssl11-libs package contains the libraries that are used by various applications which support cryptographic algorithms and protocols.

We can use yum or dnf to install openssl11-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openssl11-libs.

Install openssl11-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openssl11-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install openssl11-libs

How To Uninstall openssl11-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove openssl11-libs

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Summary

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