How To Install osbuild-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install osbuild-selinux in AlmaLinux 8. osbuild-selinux is SELinux policies

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osbuild-selinux on AlmaLinux 8.

What is osbuild-selinux

Contains the necessary SELinux policies that allows osbuild to use labels unknown to the host inside the containers it uses to build OS artifacts.

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

Install osbuild-selinux 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 osbuild-selinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install osbuild-selinux

Install osbuild-selinux 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 osbuild-selinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install osbuild-selinux

How To Uninstall osbuild-selinux on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the osbuild-selinux package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove osbuild-selinux

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Summary

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