How To Install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7. clevis-systemd is systemd integration for clevis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7.

What is clevis-systemd

Automatically unlocks LUKSv1 _netdev block devices from /etc/crypttab.

We can use yum or dnf to install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install clevis-systemd.

Install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install clevis-systemd

Install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install clevis-systemd

How To Uninstall clevis-systemd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the clevis-systemd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove clevis-systemd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clevis-systemd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.