How To Install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is bind-pkcs11
This is a version of BIND server built with native PKCS#11 functionality. It is important to have SoftHSM v2+ installed and some token initialized. For other supported HSM modules please check the BIND documentation.
We can use yum or dnf to install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bind-pkcs11.
Install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bind-pkcs11 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bind-pkcs11
Install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install bind-pkcs11 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bind-pkcs11
How To Uninstall bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the bind-pkcs11 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bind-pkcs11
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind-pkcs11 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
