How To Install opendmarc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendmarc in AlmaLinux 8. opendmarc is A Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) milter and library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendmarc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is opendmarc

OpenDMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) provides an open source library that implements the DMARC verification service plus a milter-based filter application that can plug in to any milter-aware MTA, including sendmail, Postfix, or any other MTA that supports the milter protocol. The DMARC sender authentication system is still a draft standard, working towards RFC status. The database schema required for some functions is provided in /usr/share/opendmarc/db. The rddmarc tools are provided in /usr/share/opendmarc/contrib/rddmarc.

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

Install opendmarc 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 opendmarc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opendmarc

Install opendmarc 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 opendmarc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install opendmarc

How To Uninstall opendmarc on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove opendmarc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendmarc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.