How To Install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8. sha2-devel is Development files for sha2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is sha2-devel

The sha2-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use sha2.

We can use yum or dnf to install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sha2-devel.

Install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sha2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sha2-devel

Install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sha2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sha2-devel

How To Uninstall sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the sha2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sha2-devel

sha2-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/sha2.h
/usr/lib64/libsha2.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sha2-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.