How To Install xrdp-selinux on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrdp-selinux on Rocky Linux 8. xrdp-selinux is SELinux policy module required tu run xrdp

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrdp-selinux on Rocky Linux 8.

What is xrdp-selinux

This package contains SELinux policy module necessary to run xrdp.

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

Install xrdp-selinux 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 xrdp-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xrdp-selinux

Install xrdp-selinux 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 xrdp-selinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xrdp-selinux

How To Uninstall xrdp-selinux on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xrdp-selinux package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xrdp-selinux

xrdp-selinux Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/xrdp-selinux
/usr/share/doc/xrdp-selinux/xrdp.te
/usr/share/selinux/minimum/xrdp.pp
/usr/share/selinux/mls/xrdp.pp
/usr/share/selinux/targeted/xrdp.pp

References

Summary

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