How to Install and Uninstall cryptsetup.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "cryptsetup.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install cryptsetup.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                cryptsetup.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cryptsetup.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cryptsetup.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                cryptsetup.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cryptsetup.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : cryptsetup
Version : 2.3.7
Release : 2.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 197 k
Source : cryptsetup-2.3.7-2.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : A utility for setting up encrypted disks
URL : https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
Description : The cryptsetup package contains a utility for setting up
: disk encryption using dm-crypt kernel module.