How To Install ocspd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocspd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ocspd
The ocspd is an RFC2560 compliant OCSPD responder. It can be used to verify the status of a certificate using OCSP clients (such as Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird/Apache).
We can use yum or dnf to install ocspd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocspd.
Install ocspd 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 ocspd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ocspd
Install ocspd 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 ocspd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ocspd
How To Uninstall ocspd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ocspd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ocspd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocspd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
