How To Install openscap on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap
on CentOS 7.
What is openscap
OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information. OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards. SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install openscap
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openscap.
Install openscap on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install openscap
using yum
by running the following command:
Install openscap 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.
After updating yum database, We can install openscap
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall openscap on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the openscap
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.