How To Install nrpe-selinux on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nrpe-selinux on CentOS 7. nrpe-selinux is SELinux context for nrpe

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nrpe-selinux on CentOS 7.

What is nrpe-selinux

SElinux context for nrpe.

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

Install nrpe-selinux on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nrpe-selinux

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

sudo dnf -y install nrpe-selinux

How To Uninstall nrpe-selinux on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nrpe-selinux

References

Summary

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