How To Install dist-git-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dist-git-selinux in AlmaLinux 8. dist-git-selinux is SELinux support for dist-git

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dist-git-selinux on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dist-git-selinux

Dist Git is a remote Git repository specifically designed to hold RPM package sources. This package includes SELinux support.

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

Install dist-git-selinux 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 dist-git-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dist-git-selinux

Install dist-git-selinux 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 dist-git-selinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dist-git-selinux

How To Uninstall dist-git-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dist-git-selinux

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dist-git-selinux on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.