How To Install libsepol-static on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-static on Rocky Linux 8. libsepol-static is static libraries used to build policy manipulation tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-static on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libsepol-static

The libsepol-static package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications that manipulate binary policies.

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

Install libsepol-static 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 libsepol-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsepol-static

Install libsepol-static 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 libsepol-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsepol-static

How To Uninstall libsepol-static on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libsepol-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libsepol-static

libsepol-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/libsepol.a
/usr/lib64/libsepol.a

References

Summary

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