How To Install openscap-scanner on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-scanner on CentOS 7.
What is openscap-scanner
The openscap-scanner package contains oscap command-line tool. The oscap is configuration and vulnerability scanner, capable of performing compliance checking using SCAP content.
We can use yum or dnf to install openscap-scanner on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openscap-scanner.
Install openscap-scanner on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install openscap-scanner using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openscap-scanner
Install openscap-scanner 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 openscap-scanner using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openscap-scanner
How To Uninstall openscap-scanner on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the openscap-scanner package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openscap-scanner
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-scanner on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
