How To Install fipscheck on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fipscheck on AlmaLinux 8.
What is fipscheck
FIPSCheck is a library for integrity verification of FIPS validated modules. The package also provides helper binaries for creation and verification of the HMAC-SHA256 checksum files.
We can use yum or dnf to install fipscheck on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fipscheck.
Install fipscheck 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 fipscheck using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fipscheck
Install fipscheck 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 fipscheck using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fipscheck
How To Uninstall fipscheck on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the fipscheck package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fipscheck
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fipscheck on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.