How To Install ongres-scram on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ongres-scram on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ongres-scram
This is a Java implementation of SCRAM (Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism) which is part of the family of Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL, RFC 4422) authentication mechanisms. It is described as part of RFC 5802 and RFC7677.
We can use yum or dnf to install ongres-scram on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ongres-scram.
Install ongres-scram 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 ongres-scram using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ongres-scram
Install ongres-scram 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 ongres-scram using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ongres-scram
How To Uninstall ongres-scram on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ongres-scram package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ongres-scram
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ongres-scram on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
