How To Install libselinux-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-utils in AlmaLinux 8. libselinux-utils is SELinux libselinux utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-utils on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `libselinux-utils`

The libselinux-utils package contains the utilities

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

Install libselinux-utils 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 libselinux-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libselinux-utils

Install libselinux-utils 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 libselinux-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libselinux-utils

How To Uninstall libselinux-utils on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libselinux-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libselinux-utils

References

libselinux-utils website

Summary

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