How To Install git-secret on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-secret on Rocky Linux 8.
What is git-secret
git-secret is a bash tool which stores private data inside a git repository. It encrypts tracked files with public keys for users whom you trust using GPG, allowing permitted users to access encrypted data using their secret keys.
We can use yum or dnf to install git-secret on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install git-secret.
Install git-secret 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 git-secret using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install git-secret
Install git-secret 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 git-secret using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install git-secret
How To Uninstall git-secret on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the git-secret package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove git-secret
git-secret Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/git-secret
/usr/share/licenses/git-secret
/usr/share/licenses/git-secret/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-add.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-cat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-changes.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-clean.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-hide.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-init.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-killperson.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-list.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-remove.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-reveal.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-tell.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-usage.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/git-secret-whoknows.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/git-secret.7.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-secret on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.