How to Install and Uninstall volume_key-devel.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "volume_key-devel.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install volume_key-devel.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                volume_key-devel.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "volume_key-devel.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall volume_key-devel.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                volume_key-devel.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the volume_key-devel.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 2:13:19 ago on Mon Sep 5 03:22:42 2022.
Available Packages
Name : volume_key-devel
Version : 0.3.11
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 18 k
Source : volume_key-0.3.11-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : A library for manipulating storage encryption keys and passphrases
URL : https://pagure.io/volume_key/
License : GPLv2 and (MPLv1.1 or GPLv2 or LGPLv2)
Description : This package provides libvolume_key, a library for manipulating storage volume
: encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes.
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: 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.