How To Install fetch-crl on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fetch-crl on Rocky Linux 8. fetch-crl is Downloads Certificate Revocation Lists

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fetch-crl on Rocky Linux 8.

What is fetch-crl

This tool and associated timer entry ensure that Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) are periodically retrieved from the web sites of the respective Certification Authorities. It assumes that the installed CA files follow the hash.crl_url convention.

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

Install fetch-crl 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 fetch-crl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fetch-crl

Install fetch-crl 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 fetch-crl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fetch-crl

How To Uninstall fetch-crl on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the fetch-crl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fetch-crl

fetch-crl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/fetch-crl.conf
/etc/fetch-crl.d
/etc/grid-security
/etc/grid-security/certificates
/usr/lib/systemd/system/fetch-crl.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/fetch-crl.timer
/usr/sbin/clean-crl
/usr/sbin/fetch-crl
/usr/share/doc/fetch-crl
/usr/share/doc/fetch-crl/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/fetch-crl/NOTICE
/usr/share/doc/fetch-crl/README
/usr/share/doc/fetch-crl/fetch-crl.cnf.example
/usr/share/licenses/fetch-crl
/usr/share/licenses/fetch-crl/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man8/clean-crl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/fetch-crl.8.gz
/var/cache/fetch-crl

References

Summary

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