How To Install tpm-tools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools on Rocky Linux 8. tpm-tools is Management tools for the TPM hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tpm-tools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `tpm-tools`

tpm-tools is a group of tools to manage and utilize the Trusted Computing Group’s TPM hardware. TPM hardware can create, store and use RSA keys securely (without ever being exposed in memory), verify a platform’s software state using cryptographic hashes and more.

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

Install tpm-tools 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 tpm-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tpm-tools

Install tpm-tools 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 tpm-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tpm-tools

How To Uninstall tpm-tools on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the tpm-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tpm-tools

tpm-tools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/tpm_sealdata
/usr/bin/tpm_unsealdata
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/894d253cd56bd57da8931866c69e6168a7d5d7
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/c9e1e00b0d255ac02040de8e6305db0884c029
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
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/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
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/usr/lib/.build-id/0b/bcf10b687c3a24bbbd6d5147c8914d25d78863
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
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/usr/lib/.build-id/1a
/usr/lib/.build-id/1a/fcc371f08a883f42c0c65abf569ef4ebc43b69
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
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/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/c287f50be42b4c331ef93e20873c0b760ce5c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/94
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/27f5d9c0885ad4dbc8b995a7297b6eba38b966
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad
/usr/lib/.build-id/ad/0d46ca40b19cd1748fb04173b8284045557891
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd
/usr/lib/.build-id/cd/a0fc09baedcf39f6d226a2040f21c96716230f
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc
/usr/lib/.build-id/dc/1348ff9557f687b25bd727cdd1a0a8b852c457
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/usr/lib/.build-id/f6/c27cc6e2cf106a90565cfeb9cf0faa7ed17d9d
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8
/usr/lib/.build-id/f8/e9fd73a35a2740fb75b376abc48ffe5efddcbb
/usr/lib64/libtpm_unseal.so.1
/usr/lib64/libtpm_unseal.so.1.0.0
/usr/sbin/tpm_changeownerauth
/usr/sbin/tpm_clear
/usr/sbin/tpm_createek
/usr/sbin/tpm_getpubek
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvdefine
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvinfo
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvread
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvrelease
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvwrite
/usr/sbin/tpm_resetdalock
/usr/sbin/tpm_restrictpubek
/usr/sbin/tpm_restrictsrk
/usr/sbin/tpm_revokeek
/usr/sbin/tpm_selftest
/usr/sbin/tpm_setactive
/usr/sbin/tpm_setclearable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setenable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setoperatorauth
/usr/sbin/tpm_setownable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setpresence
/usr/sbin/tpm_takeownership
/usr/sbin/tpm_version
/usr/share/doc/tpm-tools
/usr/share/doc/tpm-tools/README
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_sealdata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_unsealdata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_version.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_changeownerauth.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_clear.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_createek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_getpubek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvdefine.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvinfo.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvread.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvrelease.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvwrite.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_resetdalock.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_restrictpubek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_restrictsrk.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_revokeek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_selftest.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setactive.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setclearable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setenable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setoperatorauth.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setownable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setpresence.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_takeownership.8.gz
/usr/bin/tpm_sealdata
/usr/bin/tpm_unsealdata
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/02dd0c4d6ef2cfb80d7123c39b97a45607f27a
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/usr/lib/.build-id/87/9c442dd7b6ba79a46512c90c792c7e63291649
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/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/9b220b110ac6418e33090d03a3370d7d79564f
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/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/e0bbaad9bae9aff0f4e87ffe317f118e7c1092
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/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/65b3f65f005c70bc84751f81f17c9b40ea8a42
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/usr/lib/.build-id/fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc/7c7cc0180dc7edffb56f0b18dbe6778818ea64
/usr/lib/libtpm_unseal.so.1
/usr/lib/libtpm_unseal.so.1.0.0
/usr/sbin/tpm_changeownerauth
/usr/sbin/tpm_clear
/usr/sbin/tpm_createek
/usr/sbin/tpm_getpubek
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvdefine
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvinfo
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvread
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvrelease
/usr/sbin/tpm_nvwrite
/usr/sbin/tpm_resetdalock
/usr/sbin/tpm_restrictpubek
/usr/sbin/tpm_restrictsrk
/usr/sbin/tpm_revokeek
/usr/sbin/tpm_selftest
/usr/sbin/tpm_setactive
/usr/sbin/tpm_setclearable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setenable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setoperatorauth
/usr/sbin/tpm_setownable
/usr/sbin/tpm_setpresence
/usr/sbin/tpm_takeownership
/usr/sbin/tpm_version
/usr/share/doc/tpm-tools
/usr/share/doc/tpm-tools/README
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools
/usr/share/licenses/tpm-tools/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_sealdata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_unsealdata.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/tpm_version.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_changeownerauth.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_clear.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_createek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_getpubek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvdefine.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvinfo.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvread.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvrelease.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_nvwrite.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_resetdalock.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_restrictpubek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_restrictsrk.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_revokeek.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_selftest.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setactive.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setclearable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setenable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setoperatorauth.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setownable.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_setpresence.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/tpm_takeownership.8.gz

References

tpm-tools website

Summary

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