How To Install python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8. python3-spacewalk-oscap is OpenSCAP plug-in for rhn-check

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-spacewalk-oscap

Python 3 specific files for spacewalk-oscap.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-spacewalk-oscap.

Install python3-spacewalk-oscap 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 python3-spacewalk-oscap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-spacewalk-oscap

Install python3-spacewalk-oscap 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 python3-spacewalk-oscap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-spacewalk-oscap

How To Uninstall python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-spacewalk-oscap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-spacewalk-oscap

python3-spacewalk-oscap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/scap.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/__pycache__/scap.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/rhn/actions/scap.py

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-spacewalk-oscap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.