How To Install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-scanner in Fedora 36. openscap-scanner is OpenSCAP Scanner Tool (oscap)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36.

What is `openscap-scanner`

The openscap-scanner package contains oscap command-line tool. The oscap is configuration and vulnerability scanner, capable of performing compliance checking using SCAP content.

We can use yum or dnf to install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openscap-scanner.

Install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openscap-scanner using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openscap-scanner

Install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openscap-scanner using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openscap-scanner

How To Uninstall openscap-scanner on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the openscap-scanner package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openscap-scanner

openscap-scanner Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/bash_completion.d
/etc/bash_completion.d/oscap
/usr/bin/oscap
/usr/bin/oscap-chroot
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/74f31da486a119a9400e2f8952b40ca1d19fda
/usr/lib/systemd/system/oscap-remediate.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/system-update.target.wants
/usr/lib/systemd/system/system-update.target.wants/oscap-remediate.service
/usr/libexec/oscap-remediate
/usr/share/man/man8/oscap.8.gz

References

openscap-scanner website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-scanner on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).