How To Install lynis on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynis on Rocky Linux 8. lynis is Security and system auditing tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynis on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `lynis`

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix/Linux and you might even call it a compliance tool. It scans the system and installed software. Then it performs many individual security control checks. It determines the hardening state of the machine, detects security issues and provides suggestions to improve the security defense of the system.

We can use yum or dnf to install lynis on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lynis.

Install lynis 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 lynis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lynis

Install lynis 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 lynis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lynis

How To Uninstall lynis on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the lynis package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lynis

lynis Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/lynis
/etc/lynis/default.prf
/usr/bin/lynis
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lynis
/usr/share/doc/lynis
/usr/share/doc/lynis/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/lynis/CONTRIBUTORS.md
/usr/share/doc/lynis/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/lynis/README
/usr/share/doc/lynis/systemd
/usr/share/doc/lynis/systemd/lynis.service
/usr/share/doc/lynis/systemd/lynis.timer
/usr/share/licenses/lynis
/usr/share/licenses/lynis/LICENSE
/usr/share/lynis
/usr/share/lynis/db
/usr/share/lynis/db/fileperms.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/hints.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/integrity.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/az
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/br
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/cn
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/da
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/de
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/de-AT
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/en
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/en-GB
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/en-US
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/es
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/fi
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/fr
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/gr
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/he
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/hu
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/it
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/ja
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/ko
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/nb-NO
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/nl
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/nl-BE
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/nl-NL
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/pl
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/pt
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/ru
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/se
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/sk
/usr/share/lynis/db/languages/tr
/usr/share/lynis/db/malware-susp.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/malware.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/sbl.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/software-eol.db
/usr/share/lynis/db/tests.db
/usr/share/lynis/include
/usr/share/lynis/include/binaries
/usr/share/lynis/include/consts
/usr/share/lynis/include/data_upload
/usr/share/lynis/include/functions
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_audit_dockerfile
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_configure
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_generate
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_show
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_system_remote_scan
/usr/share/lynis/include/helper_update
/usr/share/lynis/include/osdetection
/usr/share/lynis/include/parameters
/usr/share/lynis/include/profiles
/usr/share/lynis/include/report
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_accounting
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_authentication
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_banners
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_boot_services
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_containers
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_crypto
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_custom.template
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_databases
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_dns
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_file_integrity
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_file_permissions
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_filesystems
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_firewalls
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_hardening
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_homedirs
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_insecure_services
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_kernel
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_kernel_hardening
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_ldap
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_logging
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_mac_frameworks
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_mail_messaging
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_malware
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_memory_processes
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_nameservices
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_networking
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_php
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_ports_packages
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_printers_spoolers
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_scheduling
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_shells
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_snmp
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_squid
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_ssh
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_storage
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_storage_nfs
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_system_integrity
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_time
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_tooling
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_usb
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_virtualization
/usr/share/lynis/include/tests_webservers
/usr/share/lynis/include/tool_tips
/usr/share/lynis/plugins
/usr/share/lynis/plugins/README
/usr/share/lynis/plugins/custom_plugin.template
/usr/share/man/man8/lynis.8.gz
/var/log/lynis-report.dat
/var/log/lynis.log

References

lynis website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lynis on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.