How To Install openscap-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-utils in AlmaLinux 8. openscap-utils is OpenSCAP Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openscap-utils on AlmaLinux 8.

What is openscap-utils

The openscap-utils package contains command-line tools build on top of OpenSCAP library. Historically, openscap-utils included oscap tool which is now separated to openscap-scanner sub-package.

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

Install openscap-utils 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 openscap-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openscap-utils

Install openscap-utils 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 openscap-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openscap-utils

How To Uninstall openscap-utils on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the openscap-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openscap-utils

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Summary

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