How To Install libseccomp on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libseccomp
The libseccomp library provides an easy to use interface to the Linux Kernel’s syscall filtering mechanism, seccomp. The libseccomp API allows an application to specify which syscalls, and optionally which syscall arguments, the application is allowed to execute, all of which are enforced by the Linux Kernel.
We can use yum or dnf to install libseccomp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libseccomp.
Install libseccomp 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 libseccomp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libseccomp
Install libseccomp 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 libseccomp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libseccomp
How To Uninstall libseccomp on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libseccomp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libseccomp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libseccomp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
