How To Install policycoreutils-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-devel in AlmaLinux 8. policycoreutils-devel is SELinux policy core policy devel utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is policycoreutils-devel

The policycoreutils-devel package contains the management tools use to develop policy in an SELinux environment.

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

Install policycoreutils-devel 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 policycoreutils-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install policycoreutils-devel

Install policycoreutils-devel 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 policycoreutils-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install policycoreutils-devel

How To Uninstall policycoreutils-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the policycoreutils-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove policycoreutils-devel

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Summary

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