How To Install ipa-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipa-selinux in AlmaLinux 8. ipa-selinux is FreeIPA SELinux policy

Introduction

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

What is `ipa-selinux`

Custom SELinux policy module for FreeIPA

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

Install ipa-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 ipa-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ipa-selinux

Install ipa-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 ipa-selinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ipa-selinux

How To Uninstall ipa-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ipa-selinux

References

ipa-selinux website

Summary

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