How To Install libsepol-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-static on CentOS 7. libsepol-static is static libraries used to build policy manipulation tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-static on CentOS 7.

What is libsepol-static

The libsepol-static package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications that manipulate binary policies. The libsepol-static package contains the static libraries and header files needed for developing applications that manipulate binary policies.

We can use yum or dnf to install libsepol-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsepol-static.

Install libsepol-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libsepol-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libsepol-static

Install libsepol-static on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libsepol-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsepol-static

How To Uninstall libsepol-static on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libsepol-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libsepol-static

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsepol-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.