How To Install volume_key-libs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install volume_key-libs on Rocky Linux 8. volume_key-libs is A library for manipulating storage encryption keys and passphrases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install volume_key-libs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is volume_key-libs

This package provides libvolume_key, a library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes. The main goal of the software is to allow restoring access to an encrypted hard drive if the primary user forgets the passphrase. The encryption key back up can also be useful for extracting data after a hardware or software failure that corrupts the header of the encrypted volume, or to access the company data after an employee leaves abruptly.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install volume_key-libs

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

sudo yum -y install volume_key-libs

How To Uninstall volume_key-libs on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove volume_key-libs

volume_key-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/d6dc3665b09570d78124dfe3e253c7f4f2f9d5
/usr/lib64/libvolume_key.so.1
/usr/lib64/libvolume_key.so.1.2.3
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/NEWS
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/de_CH/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a/7a493b37bfa4678a8189c061257e748a8bf034
/usr/lib/libvolume_key.so.1
/usr/lib/libvolume_key.so.1.2.3
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/volume_key-libs/NEWS
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/de_CH/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/volume_key.mo

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Summary

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